FIGHT.- Dismissed from the army amid complaints of human rights violations, exiled in Jordan and once expelled from the United States, Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subiantoyou are now ready to be the next leader of the country in his third attempt for the position.
Prabowo, 72, claimed victory with a seemingly insurmountable advantage in unofficial counts of Wednesday’s vote after a campaign in which he had the support of his former electoral rival, the current president Joko Widodo, whose son He was his running mate.
“This victory should be the victory of all Indonesians,” Prabowo said this Wednesday, with around 58% of the votesaccording to four pollsters based on exit polls. The official results will take days to arrive. “We will form a government with the best sons and daughters of Indonesia,” he later mentioned.
