INDONESIA kicked off one of the world’s biggest one-day elections today, pitting President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo against ex-general Prabowo Subianto in a race to lead the Muslim-majority nation.
More than 190 million Indonesians are set to cast a ballot as polls opened shortly after 7am in restive Papua. The vote is slated to end at 1pm in Sumatra at the other end of the volcano-dotted archipelago.
Some voters went to their local mosques before casting ballots, as the daily call to prayer sounded across a nation that is nearly 90% Muslim.
A record 245,000 candidates are running for public office, from the presidency and parliamentary seats to local positions – the first time all are being held on the same day. – April 17, 2019.
Indonesian election workers carry ballot boxes while crossing a river to deliver them to remote villages in Maros, South Sulawesi. – EPA pic, April 17, 2019.An Indonesian election worker on horseback, assisted by police officials, transports ballot boxes and election material to a village in Jember, East Java. Some 192 million Indonesians are set to cast their ballots today in the world's third-biggest democracy, with a record 245,000 candidates vying for positions from the presidency and parliamentary seats to local council jobs. – AFP pic, April 17, 2019.Indonesian election commission workers wearing superhero costumes deliver ballot boxes for the polls in Surabaya, East Java. From sending ballot boxes by elephant in Sumatra to keeping voters safe in Papua's rebel territory, Indonesia is pulling out all the stops for the polls across an archipelago of 260 million. – AFP pic, April 17, 2019.Workers deliver ballot boxes by makeshift raft to flooded areas in Bandung on the eve of the country’s general election. – AFP pic, April 17, 2019.A worker delivers ballot boxes by horse cart to remote villages in Gili, Lombok on the eve of the election. – AFP pic, April 17, 2019.Incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre), from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, accompanied by his running mate Ma'ruf Amin (left) and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla, greets supporters during his final campaign rally in Jakarta. – EPA pic, April 17, 2019.Disabled people take part in an election simulation for voters with disabilities in Banda Aceh. Offices of the General Elections Commission in several areas across the country have prepared specially designed ballot papers that will allow blind and visually impaired people to vote. – EPA pic, April 17, 2019.General Election Commission staff preparing ballot boxes ahead of their distribution to polling stations in Banda Aceh. – EPA pic, April 17, 2019.A Balinese man at a polling station in Denpasar. More than 192 million Indonesians will cast their votes today. – EPA pic, April 17, 2019.Indonesian mahouts ride elephants transporting election materials to a polling station during the presidential election in Trumon, Southern Aceh province. Indonesia kicked off one of the world's biggest one-day elections, pitting president Joko Widodo against ex-general Prabowo Subianto in a race to lead the Muslim-majority nation. - AFP pic, April 17, 2019.Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto looks at a ballot sheet at a polling center at Bojong Koneng Village in Bogor, Indonesia. More than 192 million Indonesians cast their votes to elect the president, vice president and members of the House of Representatives as well as Regional Representative Council. - EPA pic, April, 17, 2019.Indonesia's Incumbent President of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Joko Widodo (L) and his wife Iriana (R) cast their votes during the general election at a polling station in Jakarta, Indonesia. - EPA pic, April 17, 2019.An Indonesian woman is assisted by election officials wearing traditional costume during the general election at a polling station in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. More than 192 million Indonesians cast their votes to elect the president, vice president and members of the House of Representatives as well as Regional Representative Council. - EPA pic, April 17, 2019.
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