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Prabowo and Gibran don't receive any votes at polling station in South Papua
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.
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Papuan people look on at a polling station as election officials count ballots on Feb. 14, 2024, after voting ended for Indonesia's presidential and legislative elections in Kwamki Narama district, Mimika regency, Central Papua. (AFP/Adek Berry )
Nobody voted for the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka pair at a polling station (TPS) in Atti village in South Papua, where Ganjar Pranowo and his running mate Mahfud MD came out with the highest number of votes.
The polling station served 238 registered voters, 117 men and 121 women. Among them, 233 voted for Ganjar and Mahfud while five others voted for the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar pair.
Before the voting closed on Wednesday, Maxi Amkai, a local community leader, predicted that the residents would be more inclined to choose either Anies and Muhaiman or Ganjar and Mahfud.
Maxi said that the villagers had learned about the presidential candidates online, influencing their choice on election day.
"We already know the story [since the beginning], even though we are in a remote area,” he said as quoted by the tempo.co news portal.
“We know about the history of Indonesia. The internet also helps us access information."
The residents of Atti village enthusiastically participated in the presidential election on Wednesday. Many were already seen at the polling station at 8 a.m.
