Indonesia court rejects presidential election challenge

Presidential election challengers Anies Baswedan (front centre) and Muhaimin Iskandar (front right) and their lawyers react as the judges read their decision at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta on April 22, 2024. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesia's constitutional court on Monday (April 22) rejected a challenge to the country's presidential vote won by Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, after his main rival alleged rules were unfairly changed to allow the outgoing leader's son to run as his vice president.

Prabowo, 72, was confirmed in February as the next leader of the world's third-biggest democracy, beating former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan and a third rival with 58.6 per cent of the vote.