Indonesia set to elect next president: 5 things to know

JAKARTA -- Indonesians will elect the country's next president on Feb. 14, determining the direction of the world's fourth-most-populous nation for the next five years.

The winner will succeed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term and will step down in October after 10 years in office. More than 204.8 million people are eligible to cast ballots in the world's largest direct presidential vote, the fifth since the Southeast Asian country began democratic reforms in 1998.