00:00 While you might think the US election is the most complicated in the world, did you know
00:05 that Indonesia is set to host the world's largest single-day election this February?
00:10 Voters are electing a new president and vice president, members of parliament and local
00:14 legislative bodies.
00:15 Over 204 million Indonesians are registered to vote.
00:19 The election is a massive logistical undertaking.
00:22 Ballot papers have to be distributed to more than 800,000 polling booths across the archipelago
00:27 of some 17,000 islands.
00:29 Holding the election is enormously stressful for Indonesian officials.
00:33 In 2019, nearly 900 election workers died after the exhaustive polls.
00:39 Over 5,000 of them became sick.
00:41 "In this 2024 election, we don't have too many concerns about logistical distribution
00:50 and ballot papers.
00:52 Because in the last month, we were able to mitigate the data and information from other
01:00 ballot papers."
01:03 Another challenge is the overwhelming number of ballot papers, each containing hundreds
01:07 of names to choose from.
01:10 Voters must elect president and vice president, as well as roughly 20,000 legislators at the
01:16 national, provincial and district levels from approximately a quarter of a million candidates.
01:22 About 55 percent of voters are aged between 17 and 40.
01:26 These young voters are likely to determine the winner.
01:30 But many of them appear confused about the electoral system.
01:33 "I'm still a bit confused.
01:36 I don't understand the difference between the system.
01:40 In the past, you had to choose a party, now you have to choose the candidate.
01:46 Maybe it's more complicated with the ballot papers.
01:49 I'm confused."
01:50 "About the ballot papers, the color, etc."
01:53 "So far, I'm still confused about the candidates in my area.
02:01 There are many, like Baliho-Baliho or Bandara-Bandara, but I don't know who they are, which one
02:08 is from my area.
02:10 That's what I'm confused about."
02:11 Three candidates are vying to become the next president.
02:14 Opinion polls suggest current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is enjoying a considerable
02:19 lead over the other two candidates.
02:21 The new president will be inaugurated in October.
02:26 Do you think Indonesia's election will be a success?
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