What went (not) right in the Jakarta election

Big win: Anies (centre), his deputy governor-elect Sandiaga Una (second left) and his supporters celebrating their victory during a press conference in Jakarta. — AFP

Jakartans had their final say after a long and exhausting election season. It is pretty much a landslide victory for Anies Baswedan, the challenger, over Basuki Tjahaja “Ahok” Purnama, the incumbent governor.

Pending the official manual counting of approximately seven million votes, quick counts and exit polls by various pollsters have established the fact that the margin ranges between 12% to 16% in favour of Anies. A quick count conducted by Kompas showed Anies garnered 58% of the vote against Ahok’s 42%.