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Indonesia vote: Both Widodo and Subianto claim victory

Wednesday, 9 July 2014


Both candidates in the Indonesia presidential election have claimed victory based on unofficial results. Jakarta governor Joko Widodo said in a news conference 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. 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, according to BBC.