15 February 2024
Prabowo Subianto, a former Indonesian military general, businessman, and defense minister in President Joko Widodo’s Cabinet, promised in a victory speech on Wednesday to be the leader for all citizens, regardless of ethnicity or religion, as quick vote count results indicated his victory in the presidential election, local media reported.
According to an Anadolu report, all major pollsters reported a victory for Prabowo with 57%-59% of the vote, based on samples collected from 2,000 polling stations across the country, the local daily Jakarta Globe reported.
All major pollsters project that his two rivals, former Jakarta Governor AniesBaswedan and former Central Java Governor GanjarPranowo, will receive 24%-26% and 15%-17% of the votes, respectively.
“We are grateful that the quick count results from all survey agencies indicate a clear win for Prabowo and Gibran,” an all smiles Prabowo told thousands of his jubilant supporters at Istora Sports Stadium in Jakarta….
Delivering a conciliatory message to his rival candidates, Parabowo said, “The campaign period is over” and “strong words and hostile approach” are things of the past now.
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