JAKARTA: Indonesia held nationwide regional elections on Wednesday with more than 100 million voters expected to cast a ballot, despite warnings the poll would worsen the nation's Covid-19 crisis.

The archipelago of nearly 270 million — the world's third-biggest democracy and fourth most populous nation — delayed the vote originally set for September as it struggled to contain soaring infection rates.

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