Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto wins presidency: elections commission
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Jakarta: Indonesia s Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world s third biggest democracy, the elections commission said on Wednesday...
Jakarta: Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world's third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said on Wednesday, decisively beating two rivals who have vowed to file a legal complaint about the vote.
Defence Minister Prabowo and his vice-presidential running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka received more than 96 million votes, commission chairman Hasyim Asy'ari said, roughly 58.6 percent of the total count and enough to secure a first-round majority.
Anies Baswedan secured nearly 41 million votes, or 24.9 percent of the total count, while Ganjar Pranowo received 27 million votes, more than 16 percent.
Prabowo and Gibran -- the eldest son of outgoing leader Joko Widodo -- already declared victory last month after unofficial counts showed them winning a majority.
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