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Indonesia's Prabowo campaign team confident of single-round election victory
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto votes at a polling station during the general election in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, February 14, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
JAKARTA: Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto's campaign team said on Wednesday it was confident its candidate had won the presidential election in a single round.
The comments came after unofficial vote counts by several independent pollsters showed Prabowo had nearly 60% of votes, while his rivals trailed at least 35 points behind.
"We are confident this is a single-round victory for Prabowo and Gibran" said Prabowo's party's secretary general, Ahmad Muzani, referring to his running mate.
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The comments came after unofficial vote counts by several independent pollsters showed Prabowo had nearly 60% of votes, while his rivals trailed at least 35 points behind.
"We are confident this is a single-round victory for Prabowo and Gibran" said Prabowo's party's secretary general, Ahmad Muzani, referring to his running mate.