Voters dipping their finger into halal ink to indicate they have voted, at a polling station in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, on Feb 14.Police security posts have been set up at key locations in the capital Jakarta, such as outside the General Election Supervisory Agency.
Research institute Lembaga Survei Indonesia showed that the Prabowo-Gibran team won 57.36 per cent of the votes, based on 75 per cent of sample ballots counted. The Anies-Muhaimin pair garnered 25.41 per cent, while the Ganjar-Mahfud team secured 17.23 per cent.Similarly, pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia also put the Prabowo-Gibran pair ahead of their rivals, with 57.88 per cent of the votes, based on 75 per cent of sample ballots counted. The Anies-Muhaimin team had 25.
Indonesian law states that a presidential candidate needs a simple majority – or more than 50 per cent – of the votes to win. They also need to attain at least 20 per cent of the votes in half of Indonesia’s 38 provinces. Under Indonesia’s elections law, the vote-counting process may take up to 35 days to be completed, given the large number of eligible voters of around 205 million and the vast territory. The General Elections Commission has said official results are expected to be released by March 20 at the latest.
Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)