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Trailing candidates demand inquiry into Indonesian presidential election NHK

With the count continuing after last week's Indonesian presidential election, unofficial results show Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto still leading the pack. But his rivals are calling for a parliamentary inquiry to look into what they describe as irregularities.

Unofficial counts give Prabowo around 58 percent of the vote, a majority that would make a runoff unnecessary.

Ex-Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and former Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo lag far behind.

Ganjar says his camp plans to demand an inquiry when parliament reconvenes on March 5th to look into the election. Anies says his camp is preparing to cooperate with the move.

Both sides claim the election process was not entirely clean. They point to cases of fraud in Prabowo's campaign and the voting process.

Experts say even if an inquiry goes ahead, it would not be able to annul election results, but could instead create pressure on the new government.

With the official results expected by March 20th, both the Anies and Ganjar camps are likely to submit their complaints to the Constitutional Court, which may deepen hostilities.
Summary
Indonesian presidential election results show Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto leading with approximately 58% of the vote. His rivals, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo, trail behind. They are calling for a parliamentary inquiry into alleged irregularities during the election process, citing
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ID: c659b6b1-999e-432f-8521-758c9d0b25ad

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240221_28/

Date: Feb. 21, 2024

Created: 2024/02/22 06:30

Updated: 2025/12/08 17:25

Last Read: 2024/02/22 18:45