JAKARTA: Voting held for presidential and parliamentary elections in Indonesia is over.
President Joko Widodo and former general Prabowo Subianto are contesting the elections for the post of president.
The voting lasted for eight hours across the country stretching more than 5,000 km across the country.
President Widodo is seeking re-election against former general Subianto, whom he narrowly defeated in the last election, in 2014.
Most opinion polls give Widodo a double-digit lead, but the opposition says the race is much closer and Prabowo, dressed in a white shirt and a traditional peci cap, said before voting in the city of Bogor he was optimistic about winning.
Widodo, dressed in a white shirt and accompanied by First Lady Iriana Widodo, voted in the capital.
“I feel relieved,” said Widodo, after casting his ballot and displaying a finger dipped in indelible ink, part of the process of avoiding fraudulent voting.
Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. (2200 GMT on Tuesday) in the east and closed at 1 p.m. (0600 GMT) in the west.
(Agencies)
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