Run-off election for Jakarta governor may heighten tensions

An electoral worker writes down votes during the gubernatorial election in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Voting began in the election for governor of the Indonesian capital after a months-long campaign in which the monumental problems facing Jakarta took a backseat to religious intolerance and racial bigotry. (AP Photo/ Achmad Ibrahim)JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A tight and possibly ugly contest is expected in a second round election for governor of the Indonesian capital that will pit the minority Christian incumbent against a former cabinet minister backed by conservative Muslim clerics.

After months of campaigning dominated by religious and racial tensions, none of the three…