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A local election in Solo, Java, Indonesia. Indonesian lawmakers are expected to vote this week on legislation that ends direct elections for governors and mayors, a measure critics say would weaken the country's democratic advances and encourage patronage politics. But direct elections have also proved to be costly for candidates, limiting the field to those who can afford to pay for their campaigns.