The Indonesian elections, held across a vast archipelago, are a huge logistical challenge


A series of “quick counts” are expected to give preliminary results within hours of the vote ending at 06:00 GMT.

The electoral commission will officially announce the victors in May.
Some 20,000 local and national seats were up for election, with the presidential race a re-match of the 2014 contest between incumbent Joko Widodo and ex-general Prabowo Subianto.
Both have made political moves in line with the increased prominence of conservative Islam in the country.
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