Indonesia's Prabowo set for sweeping presidential win

The ex-general declared victory Wednesday evening after preliminary counts from government-approved pollsters -- previously shown to be reliable -- indicated he would win high office with a majority in his third attempt.

The front page of a local English newspaper shows Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto (L) and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Surakarta City mayor and Indonesian President Joko Widodo's son, at a book store a day after the country’s presidential and legislative elections in Jakarta on February 15, 2024. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)