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Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and former vice president Jusuf Kalla have won Indonesia’s third direct presidential election with almost 71 million votes or 53.15% of some 133 million votes cast. Widodo won with a comfortable margin of 8.4 million over rival Prabowo Subianto, a former general and his running mate Hatta Rajasa. Prabowo on Tuesday, July 22, rejected the electoral counting process, citing massive fraud. Two hours after he was declared the winner, president-elect Widodo called for a united Indonesia in a victory speech. “We are strong because we are united, we are united because we are strong,” Widodo said.
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