JAKARTA, Apr 24 (AFP): Indonesia's election commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto as the next president of the world's third-largest democracy Wednesday, after the country's constitutional court shot down challenges to his first-round majority victory.
Indonesian defence minister Prabowo, 72, is due to take the reins in October from outgoing leader Joko Widodo, more popularly known as Jokowi, after a transition period following his third attempt at the top office.
It comes after his election rivals Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo called for a re-run of the February 14 vote in which Prabowo won nearly 60 percent of ballots, alleging state interference and rule changes that supported his ticket.
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