Published on: Thursday, December 10, 2020
By: AFP
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Bobby Nasution (centre), son-in-law of Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, and his wife Kahiyang Ayu (left) cast their votes in Medan as Indonesia holds nationwide elections with more than 100 million voters expected to cast their ballot despite warnings it could spark a Covid-19 disaster.
JAKARTA: Indonesia held nationwide regional elections Wednesday with more than 100 million voters eligible to cast a ballot, despite warnings the poll would worsen the nation’s Covid-19 crisis.
The archipelago of nearly 270 million – the world’s third-biggest democracy and fourth most populous nation – delayed the vote originally set for September as it struggled to contain soaring infection rates.