After Record One-Day Indonesia Election, Result Still Weeks Away

Votes from more than 810,000 locations transported to Jakarta
Voters remain on edge as Jokowi, Prabowo both claim victory

An election official holds a ballot during the counting for the general elections at a polling station in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Indonesians have voted in the world’s biggest single-day election, with unofficial tallies putting President Joko Widodo ahead with 55 percent with around 38 percent of votes counted.Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

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April 20, 2019 at 6:43 AM EDT

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For a country that set a record in holding the world’s largest single-day election, the verdict on who emerged victorious from Indonesia’s mammoth exercise isn’t breaking any.

A delay in official results of the presidential election has led its two contenders to claim victory, deepening a divide among the electorate after a seven-month long polarizing campaign that centered on the economy and identity politics.

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