Bekräftad seger för Prabowo – rivaler överklagar
Indonesiens försvarsminister Prabowo Subianto vinner landets presidentval med 58,6 procent av rösterna, meddelar valkommissionen på onsdagskvällen enligt AFP. Han utropade sig som segrare redan efter den första preliminära rösträkningen i februari.
Den 72-årige Prabowo anses ha vunnit sitt starka stöd bland annat på sina populistiska tal, sin nationalistiska nerv och sin framtoning som stark man i rollen som försvarsminister.
Den före detta generalen stod på USA:s svarta lista under tjugo år på grund av misstänkta människorättsbrott, skriver New York Times. Han ska ha fått sparken från militären som ansvarig för kidnappningar av studentaktivister.
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Prabowo Subianto
Wikipedia (en)
Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (EYD: Prabowo Subianto Joyohadikusumo, born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman and retired honorary army general who is the president-elect of Indonesia. Currently serving as the Minister of Defense, he married the late President Suharto's second daughter, Titiek Suharto, in 1983. In 1998, he was discharged from the military and subsequently banned from entering the United States for allegedly committing human rights violations.Prabowo Subianto graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy in 1970 and mostly served in the Special Forces (Kopassus) until he was appointed to lead the Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) in 1998. He has been described as a right-wing nationalist.In early 2008, Prabowo's inner circle, including Fadli Zon, established the Gerindra Party. In the 2009 presidential election, he ran unsuccessfully for the vice presidency as Megawati Sukarnoputri's running mate. He contested the 2014 presidential election and was defeated by Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, which he initially disputed. He made another unsuccessful run for the presidency in 2019 with Sandiaga Uno as his running mate and with the support of Gerindra, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Democratic Party and Berkarya Party. His refusal to accept the result saw his followers stage protests that sparked deadly riots in Jakarta. However, after a heated contestation, Prabowo Subianto joined the cabinet as Minister of Defense for the 2019 to 2024 period.On 10 October 2021, Gerindra announced Prabowo Subianto as their candidate in the 2024 Indonesian presidential election. On 12 August 2022, Prabowo Subianto announced that he accepted Gerindra's nomination to contest the 2024 presidential election. Prabowo declared victory in the election on 14 February, as early unofficial polling showed him with a lead in the first round of voting. On March 20, the federal election commission certified the results and declared him as the president-elect of Indonesia.
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