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Heavy metal-loving governor tipped for Indonesian presidency Sep 29th 2013, 04:44 JAKARTA – Wearing a black T-shirt and leather jacket, the governor of Jakarta thrusts his fist into the air among a sweat-soaked, headbanging crowd at a concert by rock band Metallica.   If being among the people is unusual for an Indonesian politician, doing so at a heavy metal gig is one of the reasons 52 year-old Joko Widodo has quickly risen to the top of opinion polls as a figure regarded as outside the establishment.   "I listen to loud metal songs, from Metallica to Led Zeppelin, to Napalm Death... because rock is my passion," the skinny governor of the Indonesian capital, popularly known as "Jokowi," told AFP ahead of the concert.   The city chi... Keep on reading: Heavy metal-loving governor tipped for Indonesian presidency

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