Indonesia’s losing presidential candidate Anies Baswedan urges court to disqualify president-elect

Indonesia’s top court began hearing appeals on March 27, 2024, against the presidential election results, lodged by two losing candidates. They allege widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls and want a revote. The winner, the country’s defence minister Prabowo Subianto, received more than 58.6 per cent of the votes. Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan, who received nearly 24.9 per cent, filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on March 21, a day after the announcement of the official results, which Prabowo says shows that he won clearly and fairly. His legal team said that Anies’ presentation was based on assumptions and without significant evidence.

Source: Reuters