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Participation in the Election Visitor Program in Indonesia

Last updated 2024-03-04

Participation in the Election Visitor Program in Indonesia

A delegation from the A-WEB Secretariat, led by Director General Mr. Changyoul Lee and Deputy Director of the Training and Publicity Department Ms. Rita Taeryung Lee, attended the election visitor program in Indonesia from February 12 to 15, in response to the official invitation from the General Elections Commission (KPU). The delegates participated in all scheduled events, including an international conference and briefing sessions on the Indonesian concurrent elections held on February 14. On election day, they had a chance to visit the four polling stations (TPS) in Jakarta, where they observed various electoral procedures such as material setup, voter identification, voting, counting, and tabulation of results.

Overview of the 2024 Indonesian Concurrent Elections

▪ Number of voters: 204,807,222 / 823,236 polling stations (domestic 820,161, overseas 3,075)

※Voters: individuals aged 17 or older as of the election date (however, married individuals are recognized as voters even if they are under 17 years of age), and mentally disordered individuals can vote as long as they are not diagnosed by a doctor (disabled voters comprise 0.54% of the total).

▪ Elected positions: President and Vice President (three pairs of candidates running as running mates), National Assembly (DPR, 580 seats elected in 84 constituencies), Regional Representative Council (DRD, four members each elected in 38 provinces, local governments) Parliament (DPRD Provinsi, 2,372 seats in 301 constituencies), District Council (DPRD Kabupaten/Kota, 17,510 seats in 2,325 constituencies)

※ The presidential election employs a runoff voting system. If no candidate receives a majority of votes in the first round, the top two candidates proceed to a runoff election.

▪ Votes are counted at polling places, with voting hours from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. All ballot counting is done manually, and the vote counting status table for each polling station is scanned.

Indonesia, as the world's fourth most populous country, conducted the 2024 concurrent elections, known as the world’s largest and most complex single-day election, considering the number of voters and the types of elections. Despite the complexity, the delegation noted that the electoral procedures observed were largely well-handled.

Here are pictures of what the A-WEB delegates observed.

Polling sites facilities

Voting

Counting

The A-WEB Secretariat wants to extend its sincere gratitude to the KPU of Indonesia for their support and coordination throughout the program.

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