Indonesian Diaspora Voter Turnout Makes Meager Climb in Hong Kong
Jakarta. As overseas ballots for Indonesia’s April 9 legislative elections came in from Hong Kong — the first place to open its ballot boxes — a General Elections Commission (KPU) official said voter participation was up from 2009, but still quite low.
“Compared to the last election, voter turnout in Hong Kong is far greater,” KPU commissioner Arief Budiman said in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Around 700 people cast votes in 2009, while around 6,600 did this year — some eight times more, he said.
Overseas voting began on March 30 and ends April 6.