Protests erupted in Jakarta, after Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejected challenges to the country's presidential election result, clearing the path for Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto to take office in October. The two losing candidate pairs had sought disqualification of Mr Prabowo and his running mate, as well
Golkar and Gerindra could support Mr Ridwan, a rising star in Indonesian politics. Golkar will also support President Joko Widodo’s son-in-law to run for North Sumatra governor in the November local elections.
The legal team for Indonesian defence minister and now president-elect Prabowo Subianto has denied that the state interfered in last month's elections. Mr Prabowo's lawyers have been responding to allegations from losing candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo at the Constitutional Court. They have urged judges to