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Both Widodo and Subianto claim victory in Indonesian poll

Wednesday, 9 July 2014


Both candidates in the Indonesia presidential election have claimed victory based on unofficial results.
Jakarta governor Joko Widodo told a news conference shortly after polls closed that "at the time being" early vote counts showed he was the winner.
An hour later, former army general Prabowo Subianto said estimates showed he had "received the support and mandate from the people of Indonesia".
The official tally is expected to be announced on 21-22 July, according to a news agency.
Ahead of final results, so-called "quick counts" by pollsters - which have been reliable in the past - are being released from some 2,000 representative polling stations around the country.
Reuters reported five vote tallying agencis had Mr Widodo in the lead. One count by Indonesia's oldest think tank CSIS Indonesia put him ahead with 52% of the vote, compared with Mr Subianto's 48%.
Another by news website Kompas.com had a similar result, while a third by Saiful Mujani put Mr Widodo on 52.76% and Mr Subianto on 47.24%.
But Reuters reported that two other vote tallying agencies had put Mr Subianto ahead by one to two percentage points.