Century elections: 193 million voters in 17 thousand islands favoured candidate a former furniture dealer

193 million Indonesians have begun voting for the new president and for more than 20 thousand deputies in the country's largest and most complicated elections.

In the world's third largest democracy, and in the country with mostly Muslims, no fewer than 193 million people have registered to vote in 17 thousand islands, Periscopi translates.

On Wednesday morning, the process began and will end at 1: 00 a.m. in Sumatra.

Voters are already going to over 800 thousand seats to choose their candidates where they're going to do the finger in a color of halhalall, so they don't vote twice.

It's the first time Indonesia holds simultaneous elections for president and parliament at a very complex logistical company, but it's the presidential race that has taken the nation and the country's attention.

People waiting in line to vote, in Bali, Indonesia

President Yoko Widodo, a former furniture dealer from Java, opposes a rabid nationalist and former General Prabowo Subianto.

The election campaign has been covered by false news, identity policies and low efforts to tarnish one another with religion. Yoko, until a few months ago, had a great advantage over his counterCandidate if the country's polls could be trusted.

As president, Yoko has impressed voters with his commitment to building social infrastructure and well-being, but has also received much criticism for failing to address human rights abuses, chronic corruption and others.

The elections pose a huge challenge in logistics because they will be distributed to over 17 thousand islands, with a country with a population of over 260 million people, home to hundreds of ethnic groups and hundreds of different languages.

In addition, another challenge was the illiteracy of millions of people who would find it hard to read the name and number of candidates for presidents and hundreds of thousands of MPs. /Periscopi