In pictures: Indonesia parliamentary elections
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People across Indonesia are casting their ballots to elect representatives in national and local parliaments.
Some 187 million Indonesians are eligible to vote, with nearly 22 million people voting for the first time.
Some 19,000 seats are being contested across the country, including 560 seats in the national parliament. Here in Denpasar, Bali, these residents waited to cast their ballots.
The country has declared Wednesday a public holiday to encourage high voter turn-out.
A man shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Denpasar, in Bali.
The polls were expected to be largely peaceful despite fears of violence in the western Aceh province following a series of politically-linked attacks last week.
The election will determine which parties meet the threshold to field candidates in the presidential election on 9 July.
Popular Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, widely seen by many as the next president, represents the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which is expected to make substantial gains.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is constitutionally barred from seeking a third presidential term. His Democratic Party is expected to see its support fall.
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