Horses, elephants, motorbikes, boats and planes have been pressed into service to get ballot boxes out across the vast archipelago. More than 190 million voters are choosing between an incumbent president lauded for his infrastructure projects and a fiery nationalist with links to a brutal dictatorship. Leading in the polls, President Joko Widodo, 57, has pointed to his ambitious drive to build much-needed roads, airports and other infrastructure across Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Echoing US President Donald Trump, he has also vowed to put “Indonesia first” by reviewing billions of dollars in Chinese investment. The vote is slated to end at 100pm (0600 GMT) in Sumatra, with some 800,000 polling stations across the volcano-dotted nation.

Source: Pakistan Today April 17, 2019 05:48 UTC