US Will ‘Respect’ Indonesian Vote Results, White House Says

Prabowo Subianto, center, arrives for a visit to his father's grave in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 15, 2024. The ex-general and current defense minister looks set to be the country's next president, according to unofficial vote tallies.

The White House said Thursday that it would accept the results of Indonesia’s presidential election in which Prabowo Subianto, a former army general who for more than a decade was banned from entering the United States because of allegations linked to human rights abuses, has claimed victory.