Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU), Arif Budiman, has said that 734 nominee pairs have registered as candidate pairs for the 2020 regional head elections (Pilkada), which will be held simultaneously across Indonesia.

"Based on the nominee registration data, as of 11 a.m. WIB (Western Indonesian Standard Time) (on Tuesday), there are 734 pairs, including 25 pairs for gubernatorial elections, 609 pairs for district head elections, and 100 pairs for mayoral elections," Budiman said at an online press conference originating from the KPU RI office, here on Tuesday.

He held the press conference after attending a limited cabinet meeting chaired by President Joko Widodo to discuss the preparations for the Pilk...