The Minister of Defense of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, was declared the new president of the country and was even elected the winner from the first round, after receiving the necessary percentage. In particular, the 72-year-old retired general, who was ahead in the polls for months, won the elections with a percentage of 58.6%, the electoral commission announced. The two other candidates, former governors of Jakarta and Central Java, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranovo received 24.9% and 16% respectively. Both had previously announced they would appeal to the Constitutional Court, and Bashvedan said today, after the official results were announced, that “the situation is not normal”. The participation rate in the elections reached 80%, which was slightly lower than the 2019 presidential election, when it reached 82%. A total of 164 million Indonesians voted, out of the 204 million registered voters. The defense minister received 96 million votes and Bashwedan 42 million. Prabowo Subianto, the businessman with a controversial military past, will succeed in October […]
Source: News Beast
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