East Java province has the second-highest number of voters after West Java and is predicted to be a major battleground at the Feb 14 presidential election.
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Indonesia's election lineup next month will be dominated by men, but a number of women are trying to break into a political scene long overshadowed by patriarchal elites.Indonesia, long known for its political nepotism, has had one woman president Megawati Sukarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia's founding father and first president Sukarno.