With less than a month left before the general election, election organizers have been busy preparing the logistics for the country’s biggest general election yet, while the candidates have spared no effort on the campaign trail to win the hearts of some 204 million registered voters.

On Feb. 14, Indonesia will hold one of the world’s largest single-day simultaneous elections, combining the presidential election and elections to elect lawmakers, senators and councilors at the regional level.

For the nation’s 1.7 million overseas voters, organizers will hold balloting from Feb. 5-14 and even earlier by post.

Presidential candidates Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto and Ganjar Pranowo have diligently toured the nation to win the support of voters since the official election campaign period opened in late November last year.

The faces of tens of thousands of legislative candidates on election campaign banners have also been plastered on every surface imaginable around the country, frequently on public facilities like sidewalks and overpasses.

But beneath the fanfare of campaigns and the proliferation of garish banners, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has been busy finalizing logistics preparations for the elections, which it claims are close to completion.

The election body’s work includes the production and distribution of ballot boxes, voting booths, vials of ink and seals, as well as the printing and delivery of registration and ballot papers for the presidential and legislative elections.

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