Indonesians head to the polls to choose a new president.<br/> <br />This is only the third time the world's fourth-most populous nation has directly elected their leader.<br/> <br />And almost one in three voters will be under thirty.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) 37-YEAR-OLD VOTER, BERNARD WANANDI SAYING:<br/> <br />"This is one of the most important elections in Indonesia's reformation history, as a young generation we have high expectations for the new leader, hoping he will bring the country forward and change the country tremendously."<br/> <br />Opinion polls suggest this year's race is set to be a close one.<br/> <br />It pits former special forces general Prabowo Subianto against Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo.<br/> <br />Widodo has stormed his way to the top rungs of leadership with a clean image and a reputation for competence in local government.<br/> <br />Prabowo is seen by many as more old-guard. He has ties to former autocrat leader General Suharto, who ruled the country for more than three decades.
