The former military commander has declared a “victory for all the people of Indonesia,” and appears set to win without needing a run-off election.
| Indonesians appear to have endorsed Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto’s ultra-nationalist vision for Indonesia following a presidential electionOn Wednesday night Mr Prabowo said he was grateful that unofficial tallies showed he had secured a majority of votes. He vowed to create a government “consisting of the best Indonesians”.
“We are confident this is a single-round victory for Prabowo and Gibran,” said Prabowo’s party’s secretary general, Ahmad Muzani, referring to his running mate. “This is an emphatic result that diminishes prospects for legal challenges and will also provide the Widodo-Prabowo alliance with an element of affirmation from the public for decision-making in the months ahead,” said political analyst Kevin O’Rourke.
Mr Prabowo, 72, has promised to maintain Mr Widodo’s down-streaming policies that have turbocharged Chinese investment in Indonesian nickel mining and smelting production, which has flooded the global nickel market, tanked global nickel prices and, in turn, led to mine closures and job losses in Australia.Voting in the vast archipelago of 17,000 islands sprawled across three time zones, with a population of 270 million, was a logistical nightmare.
While rain in Jakarta prompted many to delay their trip to polling stations, anecdotal evidence suggests no lengthy queues. More than 90 per cent of the country’s 205 million voters were expected to turn out, in what could be a record for Indonesia where voting is not compulsory.
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