JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG): Nine Indonesian police officers died while carrying out election-related duties this week, including some who collapsed from exhaustion. Others died in accidents and after getting sick, the Cabinet Secretary said in a statement published on its website. Indonesia deployed about 7.2 million poll workers on April 17 to wrap up the world's largest single-day democratic election in just six hours. President Joko Widodo has claimed victory in the election, citing unofficial quick count results. His opponent Prabowo Subianto has also claimed victory, paving the way for a possible legal challenge of the verdict.

Source: The Star April 20, 2019 04:30 UTC