In what is being billed as the world’s biggest single-day election,
Indonesians began voting on Wednesday April 17,2019 to choose a new president and
Parliament.
Polling stations opened today across the equatorial archipelago following an election campaign which lasted for six months.
Former general Prabowo Subianto, who was defeated in the last election in 2014, is contesting against Indonesia’s incumbent President Joko Widodo, who entered politics nearly 14 years ago as a small-city mayor.
In the 2014 presidential election, Jakarta governor Joko Widodo defeated former general Prabowo Subianto to become the seventh President of Indonesia.
More than 190 million Indonesians were eligible to cast a ballot from easternmost Papua to Sumatra at the other end of the volcano-dotted country, although some polling stations remained open due to delays and long queues
For the first time in the country's history, the president, the vice president, and members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), were elected on the same day with over 190 million voters eligible to vote.
Sixteen parties participated in the elections nationally, including four new parties.
The voting age for the election is 17, or less if already married
Indonesians living overseas could vote in either the embassies and consulates, mobile polling stations, or by post, with the voting taking place during April 08 - 14,2019
Polling stations opened today across the equatorial archipelago following an election campaign which lasted for six months.
Former general Prabowo Subianto, who was defeated in the last election in 2014, is contesting against Indonesia’s incumbent President Joko Widodo, who entered politics nearly 14 years ago as a small-city mayor.
In the 2014 presidential election, Jakarta governor Joko Widodo defeated former general Prabowo Subianto to become the seventh President of Indonesia.
More than 190 million Indonesians were eligible to cast a ballot from easternmost Papua to Sumatra at the other end of the volcano-dotted country, although some polling stations remained open due to delays and long queues
For the first time in the country's history, the president, the vice president, and members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), were elected on the same day with over 190 million voters eligible to vote.
Sixteen parties participated in the elections nationally, including four new parties.
The voting age for the election is 17, or less if already married
Indonesians living overseas could vote in either the embassies and consulates, mobile polling stations, or by post, with the voting taking place during April 08 - 14,2019
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