TO Fahmi Idris, 65, the total number of votes won by the Kalla-Wiranto team in the presidential election two weeks ago, was far from expectations. As the team’s campaign manager, Fahmi thought he knew well the mapping of the provinces.

On paper, according to Fahmi’s mathematical calculations, the election should have gone to two rounds. In the second round, Kalla-Wiranto would have been competing against SBY-Boediono.

Yet, this prediction w