China’s Xi congratulates Prabowo on election win

President Xi Jinping yesterday congratulated Prabowo Subianto on his victory in Indonesia’s presidential election, Beijing’s state news agency Xinhua said.

Prabowo and his vice-presidential running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of outgoing leader Joko Widodo, had already declared victory after unofficial counts showed them winning a majority vote.