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| Joko Widodo set to be Indonesia's new president | Joko Widodo set to be Indonesia's new president |
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| Popular Jakarta governor Joko Widodo is poised to win Indonesia's presidential election, according to results broadcast on television. | |
| The election commission is yet to formally announce the result, but a tally shows Mr Widodo, also known as Jokowi, won 53.15% of the vote. | The election commission is yet to formally announce the result, but a tally shows Mr Widodo, also known as Jokowi, won 53.15% of the vote. |
| His rival, former general Prabowo Subianto, garnered 46.85% of the vote. He has said he is withdrawing from the election process, alleging fraud. | His rival, former general Prabowo Subianto, garnered 46.85% of the vote. He has said he is withdrawing from the election process, alleging fraud. |
| He has vowed to challenge the results. | He has vowed to challenge the results. |
| The election commission is due to announce the formal results at 2000 local time (1400 GMT). | |
| But jubilant supporters have already begun flooding Twitter with congratulatory messages for Mr Widodo, using the hashtag #presidenbaru (New President). | |
| Mr Widodo has proved to be particularly popular with urban and rural youth and represents a decisive break with Indonesia's authoritarian past. | |
| His rival Mr Subianto is a former general closely associated with the traditional elite and had the backing of media tycoons. | |
| About 130 million votes were cast on 9 July following an intense election campaign. | |
| Both candidates had raised concerns about voting irregularities during the past two weeks, as ballots from nearly 500,000 polling stations were tallied. | |
| Security was tight for the announcement, with more than 250,000 police officers on duty across the nation, amid fears that supporters from both camps would clash leading to violence. | |
| Mr Subianto said earlier on Tuesday that his camp would not resort to violence as it challenges the results. |