Indonesia's controversial defence minister is declared presidential election winner
INDONESIA’S controversial Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto was announced the winner of the country’s presidential election on Wednesday.
But the two former governors defeated by Mr Sabianto have vowed to contest the result in court.
Mr Subianto, who was accused of abuses under the past dictatorship and chose the son of the popular outgoing president as his running mate, won 58.6 per cent of the vote.
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