Former governors Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo finished second and third, respectively, and are expected to formally contest the result in the Indonesian Constitutional Court. It is a strategy deployed unsuccessfully by Prabowo himself after losing to incumbent Joko Widodo in the elections of 2014 and 2019.
The Australian government does not comment on his history, but does refer to the time Prabowo spent studying at the Royal Military of College in Duntroon, Canberra.Despite their bitter election history, Prabowo and Jokowi left any lingering enmity aside for what observers put down to political expediency. Following deadly 2019 post-election street protests in Jakarta, Jokowi brought the powerful ex-military strongman into his political tent as defence minister.
The coalition of parties lining up behind Anies and Ganjar may also push for a parliamentary inquiry into the Jokowi’s government’s perceived meddling. The Jokowi clan has denied any interference. Usman was later sanctioned by an ethics committee for his role in the Gibran decision. He will not sit on a panel hearing the complaints of Anies and Ganjar.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)