JOKO Widodo has officially won Indonesia's presidential election, while his rival dramatically withdrew from the contest, claiming "massive and systematic cheating".
THE country's electoral commission on Tuesday night announced Jakarta's popular governor had won with 53 per cent - or more than 70 million votes - in the hard-fought July 9 poll.
Hours before the declaration, which had already been predicted by several credible surveys, rival candidate Prabowo Subianto rejected the election process.The ex-general said he and his vice presidential candidate would exercise their right to reject the "legally tainted" election."With this, we withdraw ourselves from the ongoing process," he said.Consequently, his coalition's witnesses walked out of Indonesia's electoral commission, where tallying was in its final stages.More than 3000 riot police fortified the building in central Jakarta, but supporters of the divergent camps heeded advice to stay at home.The close result and polarising nature of the candidates raised fears of riots, particularly for Jakarta residents with memories of the trouble that came with the fall of former president Suharto in 1998.Mr Joko, known better as Jokowi, was visiting a Jakarta dam when chaos was breaking out in the opposition coalition."I'm sure Prabowo, as a statesman, will put the national interest above all," Mr Joko told the Jakarta Globe newspaper.The formality caps a remarkable rise for Mr Joko, 53, whose journey from bamboo shack to president has shaken Indonesia's establishment and inspired millions of ordinary citizens.As mayor of the central Java city of Solo and governor of Jakarta, he has been lauded as a hands-on reformist.His vice president will be the experienced Jusuf Kalla, 72, who was President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's VP during his first term.Mr Joko is tipped to retain Dr Yudhoyono's foreign policy flavour.In a debate during the campaign, he spoke up for strengthening people-to-people links with Australia to build trust and respect for Indonesia.It was unclear on Tuesday whether Mr Prabowo, 62, was reserving his right to challenge the election in the constitutional court.Most analysts doubt he would have the grounds to succeed.There was also speculation of repercussions for Mr Prabowo personally with pundits pointing to a little-known electoral law that could see him face up to five years' jail and fined up to Rp50 billion ($A4.6 million) for withdrawing from the race.The former son-in-law of Suharto was popular with voters feeling some nostalgia for the past and who liked his strong nationalist rhetoric.But he was also dogged by claims of human rights abuses from his time in East Timor and in the chaos that came with the collapse of Suharto.Dr Yudhoyono on Monday hinted that the losing party on Tuesday should accept defeat graciously."Admitting defeat is noble. Congratulating the winner is noble," he said in a speech, according to reports.Mr Joko is expected to be inaugurated on October 20.Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
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