JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Hundreds of thousands of the joint security officers from the National Police and the Indonesia Military (TNI) have been deployed to protect the implementation of the Country’s first ever simultaneous regional elections in 264 regions throughout the archipelago this morning (Dec. 9).

According to the Spokesperson of the National Police’s headquarters Sr. Comr. Suharsono, the Police has deployed more than 140,000 police officers to protect the implementation of simultaneous regional elections in 264 regions.

The TNI, meanwhile, according to the Spokesperson of the TNI’s headquarters Col Czi Berlin G, has deployed around 35,079 military personnels.

At the time of writing, the voters have started to give their votes in regional elections held simultaneously in 264 regions comprises of 8 provinces, 34 municipalities, and 222 regencies around the country.

According to KPU’s data, a total 100,186,754 voters to give their votes in the Country’s first ever simultaneous regional elections today. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)