Postelection analysis: Indonesia has spoken
President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo casts his vote during Indonesia's General Elections 2019 [Credit: Twitter @jokowi ] On April 17, a record 80 percent of the Indonesian electorate cast their votes at polling stations. However, to borrow the famous words of former US president Bill Clinton: “The people have spoken, but it will take a while to determine exactly what they said.” Certainly, the official results will not be known until the General Elections Commission (KPU) completes its month-long real count, which involves counting the votes manually at the subdistrict, regency/municipal, provincial and finally, the national, levels. Fortunately, a number of pollsters have released quick count results for those impatient about waiting for the official announcement. Based on a sample of votes taken from a selection of polling stations across the country, these quick counts indicate the likely results of the official tally and have proven remarkably accurate in previous elect
