[1/2] A woman casts her ballot during regional elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Sleman, Yogyakarta province, Indonesia December 9, 2020. Antara Foto/Hendra Nurdiyansyah via REUTERS/File PhotoJAKARTA, June 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit seeking a change to the country's election ballot system, clearing a hurdle that could have complicated an election just eight months away. Indonesia is set to hold simultaneous legislative and presidential elections in February 2024. Responding to the decision, PDI-P legislator Arteria Dahlan said the party would abide by the ruling. Eight out of nine parties represented in parliament, including those allied with the ruling PDI-P, had denounced the petition.

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Persons: Antara, Nurdiyansyah, Suhartoyo, Arteria Dahlan, Critics, Joko Widodo, Kanupriya Kapoor, Martin Petty Organizations: REUTERS, Democratic Party of Struggle, Thomson Locations: Sleman, Yogyakarta province, Indonesia, JAKARTA