More than 100 Indonesian election workers, police die of exhaustion.
The death from exhaustion of more than 100 Indonesian election workers and police officers during the world’s largest one - day vote has triggered calls for a review of the simultaneous presidential and legislative polls.
More than 7 million workers were deployed as almost 245, 000 candidates vied for about 20, 000 posts, according to the General Elections Commission.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto said 139 officials were confirmed dead as of Wednesday, while the commission said more than 500 fell ill after the vote.
The country’s first simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on April 17 saw the participation of an estimated 81 percent of the 193 million eligible voters.
Vote counting is still in progress, though unofficial quick counts showed incumbent Joko Widodo winning the race by about 10 percentage points.
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