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May 21, 2019

Defeated Prabowo Challenges Re-election of Indonesian President Joko Widodo
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In Indonesia, official results have confirmed the re-election of
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. He defeated former special forces
military commander Prabowo Subianto by 10 percentage points. However,
Prabowo has rejected the final tally, alleging "widespread cheating,"
and says he plans to challenge the results in court. Prabowo Subianto is
the former son-in-law of Indonesia's longtime dictator Suharto and had
made plans to stage mass arrests of political opponents and his current
allies if he won.


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