KUALA LUMPUR – The polling station at the World Trade Centre (WTC) here for Indonesians to vote in conjunction with the 2024 general election on Wednesday (February 14) is the biggest polling station for overseas Indonesians globally, said Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia Datuk Hermono.
Speaking to reporters after casting his vote at an early polling station at WTC today, he said all election workers are ready to serve Indonesians in Malaysia to exercise their voting rights as citizens.
“This year (this election), we learned from the previous election (2019) and minimised (reduced) the misuse of ballot papers,” he said.
Meanwhile, a source from the embassy at WTC said that recent allegations of ballot paper misuse in videos circulated by certain parties have yet to be proven, and the matter is being investigated by the relevant authorities.
All 130 Indonesian embassies overseas are said to open polling stations for Indonesians living abroad.
Six polling stations in Malaysia were opened today for the early voting process for Indonesians who are registered voters.
The polling station at WTC Kuala Lumpur involves 222,945 voters, Johor Bahru (2,684), Penang (5,375), Kota Kinabalu (2,811), Tawau (20,247), and Kuching (2,988).
Elections in Malaysia often receive attention in Indonesia because they involve the largest number of overseas voters.
Based on previous reports for this election, the number of registered voters in Malaysia is about 47.55% of the total 1.75 million Indonesian overseas voters worldwide.
About 240 million Indonesians will vote in the 2024 general election on Wednesday to choose the president, vice-president, members of the People’s Consultative Assembly, and representatives for local legislative bodies. – February 11, 2024