REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo said here on Monday that he believed the run-off election in Jakarta on Wednesday would run peacefully.
"I appeal to all residents who are eligible to vote to use their rights without fear because I have ordered all state apparatuses, the TNI (military), and police to assure the security for peaceful implementation of the election of the next Jakarta governor and vice governor," he stated.
The president made the statement after meeting TNI commander General Gatot Nurmantyo, Indonesia Police chief General Tito Karnavian, and the chief of the State Intelligence Agency General Budi Gunawan at the Merdeka State Palace.
"People must be able to use their rights without any disruption or intimidation from any party," he noted.
He believed that the Jakarta gubernatorial election would produce the best leader for Jakarta.
"I believe, God willing, the democratic process in Jakarta will be smooth, clean, orderly, and produce a leader who is really the pick and choice of the people of Jakarta," he remarked.
Widodo said he would also exercise his right by casting a ballot in Polling Station (TPS) 4 in Gambir like he did in the first round.
"Yes, (I will vote) later on Wednesday at the same TPS (where I cast the vote before)," he stated.
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