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Prabowo Subianto declared Indonesia’s president-elect after court rejects rivals’ appeal

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s electoral commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto president-elect in a ceremony on Wednesday, after the country’s highest court rejected challenges to his landslide victory lodged by two losing presidential candidates. Subianto, who is currently defense minister, won the election with 58.6% of the votes, or more than 96 million ballots, more than […]

Defense minister Subianto claims victory in Indonesia’s presidential election based on early tallies

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election on Wednesday based on unofficial tallies. There was no declaration by electoral officials and his opponents have not conceded. He has held a commanding lead in early, unofficial tallies of the three-way race to lead the world’s third-largest democracy. The 72-year-old […]