JAKARTA. As the vote counting process continues for Jakarta’s gubernatorial runoff election, praise is rolling in for the capital’s success in maintaining peace while achieving high voter turnout. Speaking to journalists immediately after polls closed on Wednesday, a member of the Home Affairs Ministry’s election monitoring team, Haryadi, pointed out that the Jakarta gubernatorial election had stirred nation-wide tension with heated issues related to religious sentiments. However, everything was under control on voting day, he added. “Despite the possibility of clashes, the situation [in Jakarta] has been relatively stable, according our observations,” Haryadi said. “The voting process ran peacefully, as we hoped."
Jakarta praised for peaceful voting day
JAKARTA. As the vote counting process continues for Jakarta’s gubernatorial runoff election, praise is rolling in for the capital’s success in maintaining peace while achieving high voter turnout. Speaking to journalists immediately after polls closed on Wednesday, a member of the Home Affairs Ministry’s election monitoring team, Haryadi, pointed out that the Jakarta gubernatorial election had stirred nation-wide tension with heated issues related to religious sentiments. However, everything was under control on voting day, he added. “Despite the possibility of clashes, the situation [in Jakarta] has been relatively stable, according our observations,” Haryadi said. “The voting process ran peacefully, as we hoped."