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By Fransiska Nangoy and Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged the two candidates in Wednesday's disputed presidential election to keep their supporters in check during what will be an agonizing two-week wait for an official result. The Election Commission is due to announce the official result on July 22. Yudhoyono met Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and former special forces general Prabowo Subianto separately at his home outside Jakarta late on Wednesday night, telling both to ensure their supporters kept the peace. "(The president) asks both candidates’ sides to show restraint, not to mobilize masses onto the streets to celebrate victory until the verdict of the Election Commission,' Yudhoyono tweeted late on Wednesday.More...