JAKARTA (Bloomberg): The death from exhaustion of more than 100 Indonesian election workers and police officers during the world’s largest one-day vote has triggered calls for a review of the simultaneous presidential and legislative polls. More than seven million workers were deployed as almost 245,000 candidates vied for about 20,000 posts, according to the General Elections Commission. While 119 officials were confirmed dead as of Tuesday, more than 500 fell ill, the commission said on its website. The country’s first simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on April 17 saw the participation of an estimated 81% of the 193 million eligible voters. The election commission plans to discuss separating the presidential and legislative elections with a lawmakers’ panel overseeing the rules and the government, CNN Indonesia reported, citing Viryan Azis, a commissioner.

Source: The Star April 24, 2019 06:22 UTC