Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is leading the vote count in the country’s presidential election, with 57 percent of the total counted despite his rivals refusing to admit defeat.
The former general with a controversial military background, running for the third time in this country of 278 million people, has a large lead over his two opponents in Wednesday’s first round that should allow him to win by a landslide. projected to be an absolute majority avoiding a second round.
According to the electoral commission’s official partial tally, Prabowo won 57 percent of the vote with 43.5 percent of the vote counted, more than double that of his most direct rival, Anies Baswedan.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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