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Millions of Indonesians cast ballots to elect new leaders

 Published: 12:01, 14 February 2024

Millions of Indonesians cast ballots to elect new leaders

Millions of Indonesians headed to polling stations Wednesday to cast their ballots in the country’s presidential, national and provincial elections.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. (0000GMT) amid heavy rain in the capital Jakarta and other parts of the country and are scheduled to close at 1 p.m. (0600GMT).

More than 204 million people are eligible to vote to choose the country’s next president, vice president and lawmakers for the parliament as well as members of provincial legislative bodies.

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