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JAKARTA: Polls have officially closed at 1pm local time (2pm Singapore time) and the unofficial quick count of ballots is under way in Indonesia’s presidential election, in which three candidates are vying to succeed popular President Joko Widodo, who is stepping down after a decade in power.

Quick count tallies by independent agencies show the pair with nearly 60 per cent of the votes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reiterated its commitment to promptly responding to any reports of emergencies during the voting day and ...

Polls have closed in Indonesia's elections which will see the first change of leadership in the world's largest Muslim-majority country in a decade.

Rest of World News: All Indonesian citizens aged 17 or older can vote. Presidential candidates need at least 50% of the overall vote and 20% of votes in each province to

JAKARTA -- Indonesians cast their ballots Wednesday to choose the successor to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the world's largest direct presidential vote.Pr

Voting for a new Indonesian president and thousands of other posts in one of the world's largest elections...

Indonesians have voted for a new president as the world’s third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse a quarter-century after shaking off a dictatorship. Voting ended Wednesday afternoon

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general linked to past human rights atrocities, claimed victory in Indonesia's presidential election on Wednesday based on unofficial tallies.

Democracy in Indonesia is not some esoteric idea, or lofty ideology. It is a bitterly fought for privilege and should not be taken for granted. This generation of Indonesians cannot let the sacrifices of those who have gone before them go to waste