The KPK supervisory council has imposed a severe ethical punishment for the guilty employees: making a public apology that will be broadcast by the antigraft body.

One day after Prabowo claimed victory in Wednesday’s presidential election, PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto hinted at the readiness of the party to go into opposition after being the largest party in the ruling coalition for the past 10 years.

Prabowo and Gibran did not gain any votes from a polling station (TPS) in Atti Village in South Papua despite leading the real count in the province.

The health minister announced on Friday that 27 local poll administrators (KPPS) had died over the course of the election, with the causes of death including heart attacks and accidents.

The Elections Supervisory Agency has received thousands of reports of election fraud that occurred on the Feb. 14 voting day, ranging from intimidation of poll workers and voters to double voting and glitches of the official vote tallying platform.

Milki village in Keerom regency, Papua, is scheduled to hold supplementary voting on Friday after the voting materials arrived at the village on Thursday afternoon.

Voters reportedly received two ballot papers for the presidential election. 

The PDI-P is gearing up for strategic discussions with the campaign team of Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar to address alleged irregularities during the election.

Prabowo reinvented himself and strengthened his political base in the election, but It was his alliance with former rival Jokowi that played a key role in his ability to clinch the presidency, analysts say.

Spokesperson for Prabowo's campaign team Budisatrio Djiwandono said in a statement that Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala, were among world leaders congratulating him on the expected election victory based on the unofficial "quick count' results.

The official result is not expected until late March but early indications all point to the 72-year-old ex-general being anointed successor to popular outgoing leader Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

President Jokowi told reporters that he had congratulated presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka during a meeting on the night of the Feb. 14, as the pair was leading in various preliminary vote counts.

Local administrations and health centers have been working to prepare special facilities for legislative candidates who are likely to suffer from stress and mental breakdowns after defeat in the Feb. 14 election.

At least 668 polling stations in several parts of the country will hold voting in the coming days after floods and logistical problems hindered voters from casting their ballots on Wednesday, forcing election organizers to delay polling.

The websites contain election information and data, including updates on polling station locations and the vote tally. 

Comedian Komeng leads KPU’s preliminary real count for the West Java constituency of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD).

A Bawaslu commissioner said on Wednesday that the agency had discovered 1,200 violations during the 2024 general election, but expected the remainder of the process to be free of any breaches.

"I have, in person last night," Jokowi told reporters when asked if he had congratulated Prabowo and his running mate. 

Bawaslu says a revote for postal and mobile ballot voting methods in Kuala Lumpur had been recommended by the regional supervisory committee, urging the public’s continued vigilance toward the voting count process.

Addressing a sea of jubilant fans, the 72-year-old waxed lyrical about being carried in the arms of the nation's founder Sukarno, and offered gags about massaging former leader Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid and lunching with Soeharto, the country's second president.

He spoke after rival Prabowo Subianto declared victory in the wake of quick counts of votes from a sample of polling stations that showed the defence minister was on track to winning the presidency in a single round.

Three time's the charm as Prabowo declares victory on Wednesday by thanking his key supporters in his  “Indonesian Onward Coalition” grand alliance.

Voting day saw voters brave floods to cast their votes in several regions, while others were greeted by Valentine's Day-theme decorations during the world's largest single-day election.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is set to come out on top in the 2024 legislative election, according to several preliminary counts, as it seeks to continue its 10 years of political dominance.

Self-styled youth party the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) won more votes in its race for seats in the House of Representatives than it did in its electoral debut in 2019, according to preliminary results from several pollsters on Wednesday.

Political veteran Prabowo, a former special forces commander, trounced his rivals, winning about 58 percent of votes according to four pollsters, based on "quick count" ballots at samples of voting stations nationwide. The number of votes tallied ranged from about 86 percent to 95 percent as of 1400 GMT. 

Bawaslu vows to take action if the allegations are proven to be true.  

Quick counts showed the presidential front-runner leading with more than 58 percent of the vote. 

Many voters who do not live in the locations as stated on their identity cards have expressed frustration at not being allowed to vote at polling stations during the election.

Indonesian students travel long distances to volunteer at polling stations in China for the 2024 general election.