Indonesia president suggests scrapping regional elections to cut costs


A worker carries a ballot box for distribution to polling stations at a distribution center ahead of the presidential election in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has suggested scrapping one of the country's two nationwide elections to cut costs, advocating a return to a model similar to that used during its three-decade era of authoritarian rule.

Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, currently votes for presidents and national and regional legislatures in one election and chooses mayors, governors and regents in another.

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