Millions vote for new parliament in Indonesia
2,573 views · Published 9 April 2014 · 2:13 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
The world's biggest Muslim country has been voting in parliamentary elections. Indonesia is the third largest democracy in the world after India and the United States. Voting is taking place for national, regional and provincial parliaments and councils across three time zones. Around 20,000 seats are being contested by some 200,000 candidates from 12 political parties. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Jakarta.
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