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Election Updates 2 years ago

Indonesia in final stretch ahead of world's biggest single-day election

Running an election is a gargantuan task in Indonesia as the archipelago of more than 17,000 islands stretches across three times zones and a distance similar to across the United States.

Society 3 years ago

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KPU's youth volunteer drive to prevent election deaths gains traction

To avoid a repeat of the elections in 2019, when nearly 900 volunteers died from overwork or health complications related to their duties, the KPU has put an age cap for election organizers and embarked on a campaign to recruit younger volunteers for 2024.

Politics 5 years ago

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KPU ensures safe, high turnout rate for regional elections despite challenges

Today, around 100 million registered voters – around 40 percent of the entire population of 260 million – will elect a total of nine governors, 224 regents and 37 mayors.

Politics 5 years ago

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Regional elections during a pandemic: What to expect in next month's polls

Unlike previous elections, and for the first time in the nation’s history, the COVID-19 pandemic will cast a long shadow over the political contests.

National 5 years ago

KPU records sharp decline in independent candidates for year-end polls

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced that only 70 independent candidates are eligible to officially register to compete in the 2020 regional elections, fewer than many had initially anticipated.

Politics 6 years ago

Village in Batam warns its votes are not for sale

“Accept ‘serangan fajar’, but do not vote because of it”

National 7 years ago

Security officers claim ghosts haunt election material warehouse

Security personnel assigned to guard election material in Boyolali, Central Java, claimed that interference from ghostly beings was making their jobs scary.

City 9 years ago

KPU Jakarta trains election organizers ahead of runoff

The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) is holding a training program for 30 election committee members at the municipality and regency level and 220 district polling committees (PPK) to prepare them for the runoff election on April 19.

National 9 years ago

Bad weather hampers distribution of election materials in East Nusa Tenggara

Heavy rainfall and intense winds over the past week have hampered the distribution of election material across several areas in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara.

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