Prabowo's single-round win signals that Jokowi maintains a strong influence and is a step ahead of everyone.
JAKARTA – The third time was indeed the charm for Mr Prabowo Subianto, after unofficial results indicated he had won Indonesia’s presidential polls on Feb 14 following two failed attempts for the top job.
Mr Prabowo’s camp also talked up the prospect of a single-round election weeks before, and hyped up the slogan “All in Prabowo-Gibran” on social media.Unofficial quick count tallies on Feb 14 showed them trouncing their opponents – the pairings of former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan with Muslim party politician Muhaimin Iskandar, and former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo with former law and security minister Mahfud MD – by garnering nearly 60 per cent of the vote.
“That is why Jokowi really wants this election to finish in only one round. The argument presented to the public is that a single-round election would translate to savings for the state budget. While television broadcasts and social media have been flooded with congratulatory cheers from Mr Prabowo’s supporters, there were also plenty of jeers amid accusations of ethical violations by his detractors.
They may push for the pair’s disqualification if their suspicions are confirmed by the court but if proven otherwise, they will accept the result and admit defeat, said Mr Yoes. that the minimum age requirement of 40 for Indonesia’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates does not apply to anyone who is an elected regional leader, thereby allowing Mr Gibran, who is Solo Mayor, to contest the election.for failing to recuse himself and for making last-minute changes to election candidacy requirements.
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