Polling officials in South Jakarta's Cilandak sub-district preparing the ballot paper as voters start to arrive amid rain on Feb 14.Members of the media near the polling station where Indonesia presidential candidate Anies Baswedan will be casting his vote on Feb 14.Police Mobile Brigade guarding the polling station in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, where presidential candidate Anies Baswedan will be voting.Heavy rain has been drenching Semarang, Central Java, since dawn.
“We hope that this will truly be a festival for the people, and will take place honestly and fairly, and will be participated with joy by all Indonesians. I hope the election will go smoothly and people will be able to exercise their right to vote.”Over in Demak regency in Central Java, the election authorities postponed voting in 10 villages after over 100 polling stations were affected by severe floods. Under Indonesian law, voting can be postponed to no later than 10 days after voting.
“What’s important is the integrity of how we count the votes. I am sure that all three candidate pairs will accept the results with grace,” he said. The complete vote count by Indonesia’s official polls body, the General Elections Commission , is not expected to be released on Feb 14, given the large number of ballots to be counted.