Indonesia's Anies plans to contest election results in top court


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Mar 2024

FILE PHOTO Presidential candidate and former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan speaks during a televised debate ahead of the general election at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta Indonesia February 4 2024. REUTERSWilly KurniawanFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate and former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan speaks during a televised debate ahead of the general election at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 4, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan plans to file a case at the country's Constitutional Court contesting the results of last month's election, he told reporters on Wednesday.

Unofficial results show Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, who had the influential backing of incumbent President Joko Widodo's, won the Feb. 14 poll with nearly 60% of votes. The national election commission is expected to announce the official results by March 20.

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