Joko Widodo looks set to win Indonesia election
Incumbent expects to stay in office with narrow victory over opponent who is claiming irregularities
Jakarta — Indonesian President Joko Widodo appeared set for a second term as “quick count” results from Wednesday’s election rolled in, but his challenger claimed that he had won the popular vote and urged supporters not to let his victory be snatched away. Data from private pollsters based on counts of vote samples were in line with opinion polls that had predicted a win for Widodo, a former furniture businessman and low-key reformist. They showed him winning the popular vote with about 54%, with a lead of between 7.1 and 11.6 percentage points over former general Prabowo Subianto, who was narrowly defeated when he took Widodo on in the last election five years ago. Prabowo, a former son-in-law of military strongman Suharto who was overthrown in 1998, told a news conference that based on internal exit polls and “quick count” numbers his campaign believed his share of the vote was in the 52%-54% range. “We have noted several incidents that have harmed the supporters of this ticke...
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