Indonesians in Malaysia rally for home country's future with massive turnout in early voting

KUALA LUMPUR: Amidst the hustle of residing and earning a living in Malaysia, the Indonesian citizens did not let this prevent them from fulfilling their duty to their homeland by participating in early voting for the 2024 General Election on Sunday.

"I hope the new president will care about the youth, especially in terms of education and employment. I hope there will be a significant change," he said, having arrived at the polling centre as early as 5:30 a.m. to ensure he does not miss the opportunity to vote.In PENANG, the early voting process for Indonesian citizens in three states – namely Penang, Kedah, and Perlis – was conducted at the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia , involving 5,375 registered voters.

“The total number of voters in the four states, including Johor, is 119,491 people, with Johor having 90,666 people. Our ballot box or has been operational since Feb 5 until today. As of Feb 9, we have received votes from 55,000 voters ,” he said at a press conference at KJRI Johor Bahru today. Their desire is for capable leaders who can uphold positive relations with Malaysia, seen as a close neighbouring country.

“For Indonesians living in plantation areas, the mobile ballot box model was used, guarded by four officers and a supervisor, involving about 500 ballots,” he told Bernama. Out of the total, Hermono estimated that about 30 per cent would fulfill their responsibility in the early voting process for the 2024 General Election today.

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