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Former General Prabowo Subianto Wins Indonesian Presidential Election

Protesters pray during a rally alleging a widespread fraud in the Feb. 14 presidential election, ahead of the announcement of the election results, outside the General Election Commission's office in

In a recent announcement by the General Election Commission, former special forces general Prabowo Subianto has been declared the victor of Indonesia's presidential election. Subianto secured 58.6% of the votes, defeating former governors Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo.

The election saw a voter turnout of approximately 80% and Subianto emerged victorious in 36 of the 38 provinces, garnering a total of 96.2 million votes. Baswedan, the runner-up, won in two provinces and received 40.9 million votes, while Pranowo, representing the governing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, received 27 million votes but did not win any provinces.

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