According to reports, the Indonesian governmentOn February 19th, Indonesia announced thatFebruary 14thAfter the presidential election, it has been recorded that71 people died due to overwork, and over 4000 people were recorded as ill.

Indonesia holds elections every five years, with presidential and vice presidential candidates running in pairs. The three groups participating in this presidential election are: current Defense Minister Prabowo·Subianto, along with the eldest son of Indonesian President Joko and the mayor of Solo, Giberan Rakabumin Rakka, former governor of the Jakarta Capital Region, Anis Basvedan, and the chairman of the National Awakening Party, Muhammad Iskandar, former governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranovo, and former Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mohammad Mahfouz Mahmoudin. Three groups of presidential candidates and the Zoko couple went to the polling station to vote in the morning.

According to Indonesian election laws, candidate groups must obtain a total ofMore than 50% and at least 20% of the votes in more than half of the provincial-level administrative regions in the country are required to win. If there are no candidate combinations that meet the above requirements in this round of voting, the candidate combinations with the top two votes will compete in the second round of voting on June 26th.

Most countries in the world set the age of voters at18 years old and above, but Indonesia is quite unique, with the rule that voting can be done at the age of 17. As a result, there are over 204 million eligible voters in the country.Indonesian Election Day is a public holiday, and polling stations operate from the morningVoting is open at 7 pm and closed at 1 pm local time. Voters aged 17 and above will receive 5 different votes to choose presidential and vice presidential candidates, as well as representatives to national, provincial, regional, and county and city councils.5 million paid volunteers working at 800000 polling stations across Indonesia.

After voters vote, their fingers will be stained with ink to prevent duplicate voting. The vote counting method is publicly conducted at various polling stations, and election personnel will loudly sing their votes to publicly count the votes. On the day of the election, the election results can be obtained through rapid counting of votes, and the voter turnout for each candidate can be determined approximately in the evening of the same day. However, the official results may take up toIt will not be announced until 35 days later.

Indonesia hasThere are over 17500 islands with a vast territory and inconvenient transportation, making the logistics of transporting votes quite challenging. In some places, horses, elephants, canoes, and other means of transportation are also needed to overcome geographical barriers. 

After over 500 polling station staff members died from overwork during the 2019 election, the Indonesian General Election Commission took some measures during the 2024 election period,To reduce the risk of work accidents. This includes setting age limits for staff, namelyBetween the ages of 17 and 55, they are required to submit a health certificate indicating the absence of congenital diseases.Even though the government has taken some preventive measures, this year's elections still claimed dozens of lives.