JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s general election commission or KPU, on Sunday officially declared the pair of incumbent President, Joko Widodo and his running mate, Ma’ruf Amin, as the winner of the April 17 presidential poll.
The declaration came after the pair’s victory was upheld by the Constitutional Court, rejecting a challenge filed by defeated presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto, and his running mate, Sandiaga S. Uno, over the election results.
“The commission declare that the presidential pair No.1 Joko Widodo and Ma’aruf Amin as the elected pair of 2019 to 2024,” Chairman of the KPU Arief Budiman said.
The commission also said the pair secured 55.5 percent of the total votes.
The decision is final and binding, according to Indonesian law.
The pair is set to be sworn in on Oct 20, according to the commission.– NNN-ANTARA
