Indonesian President Joko Widodo comfortably won last month's presidential ...
JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo comfortably won last month’s presidential poll, an official count showed, but the refusal of his opponent Prabowo Subianto to concede defeat has triggered the prospect of both a legal challenge and street protests.
Independent observers and analysts have said the poll was free and fair, but Prabowo and his campaign team have alleged “massive cheating and irregularities” during the vote and vote-counting.A campaign official for the opposition said Prabowo would challenge the election result in the Constitutional Court, which has to be within 72 hours of the KPU announcement.
“The court could decide to reject or grant the applicant’s request, in full or in parts,” said court spokesman Fajar Laksono. Prabowo also launched a legal challenge to his 2014 defeat by Widodo, which was rejected, and there were doubts that he would pursue this tack again. He recently told foreign correspondents “we cannot hope to find real justice there”.The retired general has said the situation could trigger “people power”-style protests, while the government and police have vowed action against anyone stirring up unrest.
Still they noted risks that Islamist supporters of the challenger, including the hardline Alumni 212 movement, could cause considerable disruption. In a bid to take the sting out of protests, chief security minister Wiranto has ordered police and military to prevent people from traveling to Jakarta en masse.
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