JAKARTA, Feb 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Indonesians went to the polls in conjunction with the 2024 General Election (Pemilu) at more than 800,000 polling stations that opened across the country on Wednesday to elect a new president and vice-president, as well as members of the legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, and his wife, Iriana, voted in Gambir, Central Jakarta. They were among the approximately 204.8 million voters participating in the democratic process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jokowi, when met by the media after voting, said he hoped the election would be a festival of democracy for the people that would allow them to choose their candidates and parties freely, freely and fairly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We will wait together,” he said about the choice of the Indonesian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Polling centres open at 7am local time and are scheduled to close at 1pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the Pemilu were present at polling stations in their respective areas to carry out their responsibility as voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anis Baswedan, 54, and vice-presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar, 57, each voted in Lebak Bulus and Bangka, South Jakarta, when cloudy weather and light rain were reported early in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After casting his ballot, Anies said he hoped the election would go smoothly until the counting was completed and expressed his appreciation to officers who had worked hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prabowo Subianto, 78, exercised his right to vote in Bogor, West Java, while his running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 36, who is also Jokowi’s eldest son, in Solo, Central Java.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ganjar Pranowo, 55, voted in Semarang, Central Java, while his running mate, Mahfud MD, voted in Sleman, Yogyakarta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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