Indonesian polls panel in hot water over overseas voting confusion


A General Elections Commission official shows damaged ballot papers at the ballot sorting centre in Kudus, Central Java on Dec 29, 2023. - Antara

JAKARTA: Concerns are growing around the General Elections Commission’s (KPU) capacity to hold fair and transparent elections for Indonesian voters residing overseas, following an early disbursement of ballot papers in Taiwan and sudden changes to polling methods less than two months before the Feb 14 polling day

A video recently circulating on social media showed an Indonesian living in Taipei already receiving mail containing official ballot papers for the 2024 presidential and legislative elections.

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