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July 23, 2014

Ex-General Vows to Challenge Jokowi Election Victory in Indonesia 
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In Indonesia, Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been declared
the winner of this month's presidential election, defeating the
U.S.-trained former army general Prabowo Subianto with 53 percent of the
vote. In a victory speech on Tuesday, Jokowi called for national unity
after a bitter presidential contest. The American journalist Allan Nairn
has reported Indonesian forces linked to Prabowo tried to rig the vote
in his favor. Prabowo lost by more than 8.4 million votes, but is now
refusing to concede. His advisers say they plan to challenge the
election results at Indonesia's Constitutional Court.

 

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