Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto raises his fist as he delivers a speech after being elected as the country's president in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 20, 2024
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.
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
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