Prabowo Takes Lead In Initial Indonesian Election Poll Count
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Former Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is leading in the initial quick poll count. Unofficial poll counts from Indonesia claim that Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is at the top of the poll count. Prabowo will likely win the elections if the votes remain constant.
Prabowo received approximately 58% of votes from various sample voting stations in the country. Four different poll counters state that the number varies from 52% to 67% as of this morning. Contenders Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo received 25% and 17% of votes, respectively. The quick counting done at the closing of the polling booths determined these results. Previously, verified sources provided accurate counts after the elections. However, we will receive the official results after a few weeks.
These results signal that Prabowo could win the elections in a single round. For a candidate to win in a single election poll, they must get over 50% of the votes cast and 20% of the ballots across half of the provinces in the country. If no candidate wins by a majority, then a run-off will be held between the top two contenders in June.
The election pitted popular former governors Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo against former special forces commander Prabowo Subianto. Subianto was a feared lieutenant in the 1990s and the right-hand man of Suharto, the late President of Indonesia. Suharto was also the second longest-serving president in the country.
Nusron Wahid, the campaign secretary for Prabowo, states that the election should go smoothly and that they should win in a single round.
Indonesia holds the most massive single-day election, with over 250,000 candidates. These candidates are in a race to secure a position at one of the 20,600 legislative and administrative posts nationwide.
However, the main focus of the 2024 elections is to determine a successor for incumbent President Joko Widodo. Experts claim Widodo can influence who will take charge of the third-largest democracy in the world.
While contesting in the current elections, Prabowo has completely rebranded his image. The early positive results could result in a sure win for Prabowo. It is his third successive election campaign after losing to President Widodo twice. Widodo cannot run for president again due to term limits.
Jokowi, as the incumbent is publicly known, is tacitly backing his former rival to preserve his legacy. He is creating an opportunity for his son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as Prabowo’s running mate.
Political analyst Kevin O’Rourke states that the poll results will benefit the Prabowo-Widodo alliance. There will be no political or legal struggles in the future as the results will provide public affirmation for the new government.
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