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20:15 GMT +7: Prabowo claims victory in first speech but calls for calm as they await official results

Prabowo addresses supporters in Jakarta saying he is grateful for the peaceful conduct of the election and the quick count of results.

He says quick count results show his ticket has emerged victorious in a single round. He pledges that his government will be inclusive, serving "all" Indonesians, committing to forming a government with the "best" people, and assures that he and his running mate will stand to "protect" the people.

Prabowo has urged everyone to wait for the official results from the election commission.

20:12 GMT +7: Prabowo arrives at Jakarta stadium

Prabowo and Gibran have arrived at the Istora Senayan arena in a car. Prabowo is standing up through the sunroof, greeting the crowds.

18:44 GMT +7: Candidates make statements after release of unofficial results

Prabowo said this at his private residence in Hambalang, West Java:

"In every competition, there will definitely be those who are disappointed (because) they did not achieve the desired results. But, I always think, we have to put the interests of the nation and state first."

Anies said this when he arrived at the Anies-Muhaimin National Team Secretariat in Menteng, Central Jakarta:

"The Indonesian people want good conditions in the country, better families, cheaper costs, cheaper prices. Every day that voice gets louder, and for that, we need to make changes. And today too, we feel that people who have aspirations for change are becoming more and more open in expressing their aspirations. Hopefully, this is a good sign, God willing, today is the time for change."

Chairperson of Ganjar's team Arsjad Rasjid said:

"We certainly appreciate the survey institutions who have worked hard to conduct exit polls and quick counts. However, quick counts are not the final result. We ask supporters to remain calm and respect the ongoing official counting process. Let’s show the world that democracy in Indonesia is a mature democracy. Let’s continue to monitor and wait for the real count results carried out by the KPU.”

17:31 GMT +7: Prabowo is still in the lead according to unofficial early vote counts compiled by independent pollsters

• Indikator shows him leading with about 59 percent (27 percent of votes counted)
• Indonesia Survey Institute has him at about 58 percent (25 percent of votes counted)
• Poltracking shows him at about 60 percent (35 percent of votes counted)
• Populi Center has him at about 61 percent (26 percent of votes counted)
• Kompas shows him at about 60 percent (34 percent of votes counted)

His rivals, Anies and Ganjar are polling at about 22 percent and 18 percent, respectively, according to the early unofficial figures.

17:27 GMT +7: Unofficial: PDI-P party leading in parliamentary race

The PDI-P party is leading the parliamentary race with 19.7 percent of votes, according to unofficial figures based on 5.2 percent of ballots counted at a sampling of polling stations across the country.

15:17 GMT +7: Unofficial quick count results coming in, Prabowo in early lead

15:08 GMT +7: The scene at Prabowo's victory party site as he is tipped as the favourite to win

14:38 GMT +7: Vote counting is ongoing in many parts of the country

Votes are being counted as polls close in many parts of the country. Many polling stations are still open for those voters who have been queuing up from before 13:00 pm, it is now too late for those who arrived after 13:00 pm. Voters are now eagerly awaiting the results of the quick counts that are expected to come in shortly after 15:00 pm.

14:30 GMT +7: Interim results begin trickling in

14:05 GMT +7: Blind voters face challenges

Dozens of blind individuals have faced voting challenges, including difficulty accessing voting facilities and lack of braille ballots. They are unable to cast their ballots without assistance from others.

13:39 GMT +7: Indonesians go online to show their inked fingers

13:39 GMT +7: West Java polling station ends voting on time

The voting process for the 2024 Election at the polling station in Depok, West Java, where Vice President Ma'ruf Amin voted, finished on time at 13.00 GMT +7.

13:25 GMT +7: Voting postponed in some places in Cental Java

Acting Governor of Central Java Nana Sudjana said that voting in 10 villages in Demak Regency, a region in Central Java had to be postponed due to the impact of flooding.

13:20 GMT +7: 27 Submerged polling station to continue voting

The West Jakarta KPU has said that voting at 27 polling stations in its area would go ahead to operate despite being flooded on February 14.

12:49 GMT +7: 70 voting stations submerged

The DKI Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reports that 70 polling stations flooded and were submerged in several locations.

12:49 GMT +7: Follow-up elections for flooded areas

The Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU) said that polling stations that were flooded by rains this morning in the Jakarta Metropolitan area could apply for a follow-up election.

11:52 GMT +7: Delay in voting process

As of 10:55 GMT +7, several polling stations in Kelapa Gading Barat, North Jakarta, have not yet begun the voting process for the 2024 General Election and are still impacted by flooding.

11:35 GMT +7: Prisoners vote

Over 13,000 inmates spread across correctional institutions (prisons) state detention centres and special child development institutions in Jakarta exercised their right to vote in the 2024 elections.

Prisoners also voted at a special prison polling station in Banda Aceh, Aceh province.

10:52 GMT +7: Health checks at voting centres

In Jayapura Regency, Papua, health personnel from 22 community health centres inspected the Voting Organizing Group (KPPS) at 568 polling locations.

10:30 GMT +7: Vice President Amin votes

Indonesia's Vice President Ma'ruf Amin cast his vote alongside his wife at a polling station in Depok, a town in Java.

09:30 GMT +7: Relocation of polling stations due to rain

The Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU) said that polling stations affected by heavy rain in the Jakarta metropolitan area could be relocated to ensure voting.

09:30 GMT +7: Baswedan casts vote

Presidential Candidate and first on the ballot sheet Anies Baswedan cast his ballot in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta.

09:30 GMT +7: Prabowo votes

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto cast his votes at a polling station in Bogor, West Java.

09:22 GMT +7: Pranowo casts ballot

Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo and former governor of Central Java cast his vote at a polling in a village in Semarang City, Central Java.

09:12 GMT +7: Outgoing president Jokowi votes

Outgoing President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana cast their ballots at a polling station in Gambir Village, Central Jakarta.

08:53 GMT +7: Vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD casts vote

Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo's running mate Mahfud MD registered his vote alongside his wife and children at a polling station in Sleman, a regency located in the special region of Yogyakarta on the island of Java.

08:51 GMT +7: Vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar present at Jakarta polling station

Muhaimin Iskandar, vice presidential candidate and the running mate of presidential candidate Anies Baswedan was present with his wife and children at Polling Station (TPS) 23, Bangka Village, Jakarta.

08:30 GMT +7:Jokowi expected to cast vote in Cental Jakarta

Outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is expected to cast his vote in the general election on February 14 in Gambir, Central Jakarta, where he is registered to vote, while the three 2024 presidential contenders are due to vote in their hometowns.

07:00 GMT +7: Polls open

Voting in the third-largest democracy in the world to replace President Joko Widodo, began on February 14 in areas across the archipelago.

06:23 GMT +7: Election malware

The General Elections Commission (KPU) warns of election malware being circulated on WhatsApp.

05:40 GMT +7: Public recording of voter count at polling stations

To ensure openness on election day on February 14, the General Election Commission (KPU) has authorised the public to use mobile phones or other devices to stream and record the vote counting at every polling station.

03:31 GMT +7: Attempted voter bribery on election eve

The first significant action against election fraud in the 2024 elections was taken on February 13 when the election watchdog detained a man for trying to bribe voters in the North Sumatra town of Sibolga on election eve.

Feb. 13; 21:27 GMT +7: Flood, damaged papers likely to cause election delay in two regions

The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced in February that disaster and logistical damage may cause voting in Demak, Central Java, and Paniai, Central Papua, for the 2024 General Elections to be delayed.

Feb. 13; 20:55 GMT +7: Health ministry prepares for election, facilities on standby

The Ministry of Health said on February 13 that health facilities will be on alert round the clock during the 2024 General Elections on February 14.

Feb. 13; 19:50 GMT +7: Muslim voters warned against payments from candidates

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) reaffirmed on February 13 that it is against Islamic principles to accept financial payments or any other kind of incentive from political candidates.

Feb. 13; 11:47 GMT +7: Friendly countries to observe elections

The General Elections Commission (KPU) invited friendly countries to observe the 2024 General Elections at several polling stations through the Indonesia Election Visit Program (IEVP).

Welcome to GSW's live updates of the keenly contested 2024 Indonesia Elections which is described as the world's biggest single-day election on February 14, which will also decide who will become president of the world's third-biggest democracy and its fourth-most populous nation.

Polling stations across Indonesia open at 7 am local time and votes will be manually counted at the polling stations after polls close at 1 pm.

Indonesia Elections Background

Out of the 270 million Indonesian citizens, 205 million (75%) are voting at the 20,000 administrative posts on the country's 17,000 islands to elect a President, Vice President and People's Consultative Assembly which consists of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and members of local legislative bodies at the provincial and city/regency level.

This is the second time the world's third-largest democracy is holding a presidential and parliamentary election simultaneously since 2019 and according to the Indonesian General Elections Commission, 52% (106 million) of the registered voters are under the age of 40.

After the secret ballot is cast on paper, official results are expected to be available in 35 days or later and then a possible runoff on June 26 if no candidate obtains more than 50% of the total votes cast, and at least 20% of votes in more than half of the country's provinces, according to Indonesia's election rules.

The race to replace President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, who must leave after serving two five-year terms, is between 72-year-old Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto; 55-year-old former governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo; and 54-year-old Anies Baswedan who is a former governor of Jakarta.

Prabowo is making his third run at the presidency after losing to Widodo in the 2014 and 2019 elections. Widodo's son, Gibran Rakabuming, is the vice-presidential candidate running with Prabowo who has rebranded himself on social media to appeal to majority millennial and Gen Z voters.

Ganjar comes from Central Java and his father worked as a police officer. He is a member of the nationalist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). Before becoming governor between 2013 and 2023, he served in parliament.

Anies is a former university rector who launched an initiative in 2010 to bring education to remote corners of the vast archipelago that attracted thousands of volunteers. He went on to serve as the minister of education during Jokowi's first term and then ran for governor of Jakarta. He was elected in 2017. He is not a member of any political party but has been endorsed by Nasional Demokrat, a secular nationalist party, and PKS, the conservative Islamic Prosperous Justice Party.

In all, 18 national political parties across the country will participate in the polls for 575 People's Consultative Assembly seats. Voting will occur within the country’s three time zones (GMT +7/8/9).

A new president will be inaugurated in October for a five-year term.

Here are some key figures on the election as compiled by Reuters.

- 204.8 million Indonesians are eligible to cast votes

- 4 is the number of presidential elections held in Indonesia's history

- 20,616 is the number of posts to be decided

- 18 parties are running in the legislative election

- 258,602 candidates are registered

- 17 is the minimum voting age in Indonesia

- 6 is the number of hours polling stations will be open on election day

- 1.7 million Indonesians can vote from overseas

- 115.4 million is the number of registered voters on the island of Java alone

- 94 million is the average number of viewers for each of the first four televised presidential debates

- 580 seats are up for grabs in the lower house of parliament

- 3 is the number of successive attempts at the presidency made by Prabowo Subianto, a candidate in this year's contest

- 56 candidates with graft convictions are running in the election