Prabowo Subianto called for unity and said “this victory must be a victory for all Indonesians.” His 30-minute speech was punctuated by thanking dozens of allies including those in the military and paying tribute to past leaders. Yet, it’s his ties with the incumbent Jokowi that roused the crowd to chant the president’s name. Prabowo had lost to him in the past two elections and his son Gibran is now his vice president.
Voting has begun in Indonesia s presidential election, with over 200 million voters casting their ballots to elect a new president and vice president, as well as parliamentary and local representatives. Concerns over the cost of living and human rights have dominated the campaign.
According to early, unofficial tallies conducted by Indonesian polling agencies, Subianto had between 57 per cent and 59 per cent of votes, with more than 80 per cent of the vote counted in polling places sampled.