very curious what will happen given that widodo's challenger is basically calling the elections illegitimate and seemingly stumping on it. the guardian is reporting this:
very curious what will happen given that widodo's challenger is basically calling the elections illegitimate and seemingly stumping on it. the guardian is reporting this:
Prabowo vowed to take his claims of widespread cheating to court as several thousand supporters rallied in the sprawling capital, Jakarta.
The elections commission office was barricaded with razor wire and protected by scores of security personnel on Tuesday, after Prabowo warned that mass demonstrations could break out if he lost.
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“We won’t give up in the face of this injustice, cheating, lies and these actions against democracy,” said Azis Subekti, a witness from Prabowo’s campaign team.
Prabowo will challenge the official election result in the constitutional court, campaign team official Sufmi Dasco said on Tuesday.
Authorities have tightened security in anticipation of potential civil unrest and have detained dozens of militant Islamists suspected of planning attacks to create mayhem during demonstrations.
He did the same thing last time he ran in 2014: https://www.smh.com.au/world/prabowo-subianto-withdraws-from-indonesian-presidential-election-on-day-vote-was-to-be-declared-20140722-zvte5.html
very curious what will happen given that widodo's challenger is basically calling the elections illegitimate and seemingly stumping on it. the guardian is reporting this:
He did the same thing last time he ran in 2014: https://www.smh.com.au/world/prabowo-subianto-withdraws-from-indonesian-presidential-election-on-day-vote-was-to-be-declared-20140722-zvte5.html