TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) chief, Wahid Supriyadi, said that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) won the most votes out of 130 polling stations in 96 countries. PDI-P is leading with 29.67 percent out of 178,291 total votes. "PDI-P won in 77 countries such as Australia, Singapore, the United States and Saudi Arabia," said Wahid yesterday.
Golkar follows with 15.5 percent, the Prosperity and Justice Party (PKS) with 14.12 percent and the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) with 8.20 percent. The National Awakening Party (PKB) is at the fifth place with 7.95 percent, followed by the Democrats with 7.06 percent and National Democratic (Nasdem) Party with 4.87 percent.
Other parties like the National Mandate (PAN), the People's Conscience (Hanura) and the United Development Party (PPP) only got 3.91, 3.88 and 3.25 percent respectively. The Crescent Star Party (PBB) and the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) trailed behind.
PKB is leading in 10 countries, namely Jordan, Turkey, Kuwait, Japan and Qatar. Nasdem won in Kuala Lumpur, while the PKS gained the most votes in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Golkar won in Tawau, Democrat in Lebanon and PPP in Yemen. The largest number of valid votes came from Johor Bahru with 39,393, followed by Singapore with 22,233.
According to the General Elections Commission (KPU), data, there were 487 overseas polling stations in 96 different countries with 2.2 million registered voters. They only voted for the legislative candidates in Jakarta II Electorate District, which covers South Jakarta, Central Jakarta and overseas constituents.
MUHAMMAD MUHYIDDIN
