Indonesia's Prabowo wins presidential election, poll body says

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JAKARTA — Indonesia's election commission on Wednesday (March 20) formally announced Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto had received the most votes in last month's presidential election.

Indonesia's Defence Minister and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto gestures as he addresses his supporters during a campaign rally in Jakarta, Indonesia on Feb 10, 2024.with 59 per cent of votes, a resounding win over rivals Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo, who respectively received about 25 per cent and 16 per cent, according to the official tally of the election body, which confirmed unofficial results released by independent pollsters last month.

Election commission chief Hasyim Asy'ari unexpectedly suspended the live-streamed announcement just minutes after conveying the results, citing the need to"correct" a document, before resuming the meeting. Officials did not specify what the correction was.

 

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