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Street protests erupted across Indonesia on Thursday as citizens vented their anger over a proposed election bill that many fear will bolster President Joko Widodo’s political dynasty. A protest outside the parliament building in Jakarta turned violent as more than 2,000 demonstrators set fire to tyres and attempted to force their way into the complex. Police in riot gear confronted those who managed to breach the metal barricades, while smoke billowed from burning tyres. In the city of Semarang, police fired tear gas and water cannon to quell a crowd trying to force their way to the local leg…

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