Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world's third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, beating two rivals who have vowed to file legal complaints about the vote.
Officials prepare before voting in Indonesia's presidential and legislative elections starts at a polling station in Jakarta on Feb. 14, 2024. Voting began on February 14 in Indonesia's presidential, national and provincial elections at more than 800,000 polling stations across the country, with nearly 205 million people eligible to cast their ballot.
Prabowo, 72, was widely predicted to win the presidency on his third attempt. He takes over in October after a transition period. His popularity soared because of what experts said was his nationalist verve in populist speeches, strongman credentials as defence minister and backing from Widodo, more popularly known as Jokowi.
And France said in a statement from its foreign ministry that it "attaches priority importance to reinforcing its relations with Indonesia and stands ready to work with Mr. Prabowo Subianto" to deepen the two countries' strategic partnership.Prabowo's rivals, Anies and Ganjar, have vowed to submit a complaint to the Constitutional Court about allegations of election irregularities and fraud.
The campaign was punctuated by accusations of ethical violations and interference by Jokowi, who critics said manoeuvered to install a political dynasty through his son before leaving office.
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