Jokowi declares voting day as public holiday

On Tuesday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared Election Day 14th February as a national holiday through a presidential decision. A national holiday would help Indonesian nationals exercise their voting rights on Election Day.
The regulation also considered article 167of the election law, which states that voting should take place on a holiday. Earlier, the Minister of Manpower has also issued on the decision of public holiday for workers or employees on the voting day during the presidential election as well as the regional head elections.