Analysts warn that sudden increase in government spending to swiftly fulfil all of Prabowo’s promises could breach the budget deficit cap, which is set by law at 3 percent of…
Additionally, hundreds of other polling stations were instructed to hold a follow-up vote or vote counting due to delays in election processes in the respective polling stations.
Political pundits expect several political parties that backed the two candidates who lost in the presidential election to join Mr Prabowo’s ruling coalition.
Among the complaints was that the vote counts shown on the platform were different from those on the manual C1 forms photographed or scanned by poll workers.
Analysts have said that Prabowo’s landslide victory of 58 percent according to quick count results was possible thanks to the unlikely alliance he struck with President Jokowi.
Barred from reelection, President Jokowi has faced mounting accusations of state interference in the lead-up to last week’s polls.
Given the tangible threat of democratic erosion in Indonesia, the country's next president has a lot to do in restoring and protecting democratic institutions.
The Indonesia Stock Market Composite index reacted to the news positively, rising to 7,303 at closing time on Thursday, 1.3 percent higher than Tuesday’s close.
Prabowo Subianto, who ran with President Widodo’s eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the presidential race, is projected to win the three-horse election in a landslide…
Among the violations were reports of double voting, which the agency received from more than 2,400 polling stations across the country, said Elections Supervisory Agency head…