Losing presidential candidate Anies Baswedan waves at the media prior to the start of the first hearing of his legal challenge to the Feb. 14 presidential election alleging widespread fraud, at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, who chose the son of the popular outgoing President Joko Widodo as his running mate, won the election by 58.6% of the votes, according to final results released by the Election Commission. .
“We witness with deep concern a series of irregularities that have tarnished the integrity of our democracy,” Baswedan told the court. Baswedan and Pranowo argue that Raka should have been disqualified, and are asking the court to bar him from a revote. Before the election, the Constitutional Court made a controversial exception to the minimum age that allowed him to run, under the leadership of then-chief justice Anwar Usman, who is Widodo's brother in law. Usman was later forced to resign as chief justice for failing to recuse himself.
Hefty social aid from the government was disbursed in the middle of the campaign — far more than the amounts spent during the COVID-19 pandemic — and Widodo distributed funds in person in a number of provinces.
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