Indonesia elections day 2019
April 17, 2019Hello~~
So.. today.. Wednesday, April 17th 2019. Indonesians has began voting in the world's biggest single-day election..Because for the first time, presidential, parliamentary and regional elections are all taking place simultaneously on one day with over 190 million eligible voters. Sixteen parties participate in the elections nationally, with four participating for the first time.
The Lowy Institute, an Australian think-tank, calls it "one of the most complicated single-day elections in global history".
So, who's the candidate for the presidential election?
It is only 2 option :
1. Joko widodo and Ma'ruf amin
Who is being supported by 9 parties.
2. Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno
This coalition is supported by Mr Prabowo’s party (Gerindra).
Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. (2200 GMT on Tuesday) in the east and will close at 1 p.m. (0600 GMT) in the west.
Voting began first in the far-flung eastern province of Papua, which is two hours ahead of Jakarta, the capital.
Voters will have five paper ballots for president, vice president, and national and regional legislative candidates.
Unofficial "quick counts", based on samples from polling stations, will be released hours after voting ends. The winning presidential candidate could be known by late on Wednesday.
Official results will be announced in May. Any disputes can be taken to the Constitutional Court where a nine-judge panel will have 14 days to rule on them.
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