INDONESIA
The Jakarta Post-June 28
Credit should go not only to the security authorities for their all-out effort to safeguard democracy in the simultaneous regional elections on Wednesday, but also, and especially, to all eligible voters who freely exercised their right in 171 provinces, regencies and municipalities across the country to prove that democracy works.
The people defied tensions between the competing camps, including candidates and their supporters, and maintained their composure during the four-month electoral campaign until they cast their ballots. The war-like atmosphere was felt perhaps more acutely in the virtual world of social media, where libel, fake news and unsubstantiated accusations were rampant. However, reactions in the real world were surprisingly lukewarm as evident in the few reports of conflict on the ground.
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First published in: The Jakarta Post
