According to the unofficial and inconclusive results of the general elections held in Indonesia, the country with the third largest democracy in the world and the largest economy in East Asia, former General Prabowo Subianto is leading the presidential race.
In Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country by population, the polling process for presidential, parliamentary and local elections started yesterday at 7 am local time, which ended at 1 pm local time following 6 hours. was done.
After which the counting of votes continues.
Defense Minister Prabowo Subyanto has a strong lead in the presidential election, with unofficial results showing him far ahead of opponents Inis Basvidan and Gunjar Pranu.
Former general Prabowo Subianto, 72, said he was clearly confident of victory following unofficial preliminary results showed he won more than 55 percent of the vote.
His rivals Anis Basvidan and Gunjar Pranu have said they will wait for the results announced by the country’s Election Commission.
Claiming victory on the basis of unofficial results, former General Prabhu Subianto also says that people should wait for the official results of the Election Commission.
Addressing his supporters in Jakarta, he expressed confidence that Indonesia’s democracy is working well.
He says his government will be ‘for all’ and promises that he and his colleagues will ‘protect’ Indonesian citizens.
Indonesia’s general election saw nearly 259,000 candidates running for 20,600 seats across more than 17,000 islands, but the focus is on the race to replace President Joko Widodo. Whose influence can determine who will take over the leadership of the country.
In Indonesia, a pair of candidates consisting of the president and his vice president are voted on, with all eyes focused on the presidential candidates and their 3 vice presidential candidates.
In the elections, Anees Rashid Basvidan, Probuoh Sobi Antu and Gunjar Paranuwa are the presidential candidates, while Muhaymin Iskandar, Jabran Rakabuming and Mahfuz MD are in the field as the vice presidential candidates.
The Election Commission is expected to announce the official results by March 20.
2 polls last week predicted that Prabowo Subianto, who has promised to continue President Jokowi’s programs, would win the majority of the vote.
These surveys show Prabowo Subyanto with 51.8 percent and 51.9 percent support, while Anis Basvidan and Gunjar Pranu are on 27 and 31 points, respectively, requiring a candidate to win outright with more than 50 percent of the vote and 20 percent in half of the country’s provinces. Votes are needed.
Voting got off to a slow start due to flooding in parts of the capital Jakarta following thunderstorms affected regarding 70 polling stations, but it was unclear whether any delays affected turnout. The turnout was around 75%.
It may be recalled that in 2019, deadly riots broke out following the elections, while this time around 2 lakh security personnel are on duty.
Demand for clean elections
Candidate Anis Basvidan stood at a polling station demanding that I want to point out that we want fair elections so that they are peaceful.
In this election, candidate Inis Basvidan has campaigned for change and to reverse the rollback of democratic reforms achieved in the 25 years since the end of Suharto’s authoritarian, kleptocratic rule.
Gunjar Pranu, on the other hand, belongs to the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, of which Jokowi is apparently a member, and has campaigned extensively to continue the president’s policies.
Before voting, Gunjar Pranav also demanded a clean election so that the candidates can accept the results.
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2024-05-13 05:52:04