The victory of the Minister of Defense of Indonesia in the presidential election was confirmed

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday beat his election rivals, two former governors, to vow to challenge the outcome of the February vote in court over alleged irregularities. Bekshand, the winner of the presidential election in the world’s third largest democracy was announced.

Subianto, who was accused of abusing his position during the previous dictatorship and chose the son of the popular resigned president as his deputy, won 58.6 percent of the vote. The General Election Commission said former Jakarta governor Anis Basudan won 24.9 percent and former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranu 16.5 percent. The organization published polling center tabulation forms on its website, which allows independent verification.

In a press conference after winning the election, Subianto said, “We will respect all those who have made different choices in voting,” and said: “We ask all Indonesian people to look to the future together.” We must unite and join hands, because our challenges as a nation are enormous.

According to the Associated Press news agency, he received congratulatory messages from other Southeast Asian countries as well as the governments of China, Russia, France, the Netherlands and England, all of which have expressed their desire to cooperate with his new government. The new president of Indonesia will start his work on October 20 and must announce the cabinet within two weeks.

Source: ISNA