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Joko Widodo set to be Indonesia's new president Joko Widodo party claims Indonesia election win
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Popular Jakarta governor Joko Widodo is poised to win Indonesia's presidential election, according to results broadcast on television. The party of popular Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo has claimed victory following Indonesia's hotly-contested presidential election.
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. No official result has been announced, but a tally announced on TV showed 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, won 46.85% of the vote.
He says he is withdrawing from the election process, alleging fraud, and has vowed to challenge the result.
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). Indonesia's election commission is due to announce 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). The chairperson of Mr Widodo's PDI-P party, Megawati Sukarnoputri, claimed victory on behalf of Mr Widodo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla.
Mr Widodo has proved to be particularly popular with urban and rural youth and represents a decisive break with Indonesia's authoritarian past. "I want to declare that we, the party that supports and puts forward Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla, has won," she told reporters on Tuesday evening.
His rival Mr Subianto is a former general closely associated with the traditional elite and had the backing of media tycoons. Mr Widodo's win represents a break with Indonesia's authoritarian past and old-style politics, which has traditionally been dominated by establishment figures from the political elite and military.
About 130 million votes were cast on 9 July following an intense election campaign. A former furniture-maker who grew up in a small village, Mr Jokowi is seen as a clean politician in touch with the masses. The Jakarta governor has proved to be particularly popular with urban and rural youth.
Both candidates had raised concerns about voting irregularities during the past two weeks, as ballots from nearly 500,000 polling stations were tallied. His rival Mr Subianto is a former general closely associated with the traditional elite. He had the backing of media tycoons.
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. A former son-in-law of Indonesia's ex-leader Suharto, Mr Subianto has faced multiple questions over alleged human rights abuses.
Jubilant supporters have already taken to Twitter with congratulatory messages for Mr Widodo, using the hashtag #presidenbaru (New President).
Meanwhile about 100 supporters of Mr Subianto held a peaceful protest about 300m from the election commission building in Jakarta, declaring Mr Subianto the real president, the Associated Press reports.
Mr Subianto said earlier on Tuesday that his camp would not resort to violence as it challenges the results.Mr Subianto said earlier on Tuesday that his camp would not resort to violence as it challenges the results.
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.
About 130 million votes were cast on 9 July following an intense election campaign.
It was followed by a controversial vote-counting period in which both candidates raised concerns about voting irregularities.
But Mr Widodo's winning margin of 6% win is seen as decisive by analysts.
They say that even if Mr Subianto's claim of electoral fraud in certain areas proved to be true, this would be unlikely to change the overall results.
Mr Subianto has three days to file an appeal with Indonesia's constitutional court. The court has till 22 August to make a ruling on the results.