The two unsuccessful candidates in Indonesia's presidential election, whose results were announced on the 20th of this month, filed an objection to the Constitutional Court alleging that the election was fraudulent, and confusion over the election results is expected to continue for some time.
Indonesia's presidential election, which was held last month, was announced by the Election Commission on the 20th of this month, with Defense Minister Prabowo winning his first election with nearly 60% of the vote.
Regarding this, the unsuccessful campaign of Mr. Anis, the former governor of Jakarta province, and the camp of Mr. Ganjar, the former governor of Central Java province, have each complained that there was fraud in the election process, and have filed objections to the election results with the Constitutional Court by the 23rd. I filed a complaint.
Both camps said that President Joko Widodo's eldest son, Ghibran, who was paired with Prabowo to win the vice-presidential election, was able to run after the Constitutional Court ruled at the last minute to relax the age limit. They have doubts about this and are asking for a re-vote.
A source from Ganjar's camp, which filed the objection on the 23rd, said, ``Our aim is how to protect democracy and the future of Indonesia.''
The Constitutional Court is expected to make a decision on whether to accept the objection by the end of next month, and confusion over the election results is expected to continue for some time.