Reform-minded governor Joko Widodo wins Indonesian presidential race

Widodo (L) attends the breaking of fast at former President Megawati Soekarnoputri's (R) residence in Jakarta on July 22, 2014. - AFP

JAKARTA: The reform-minded governor of teeming Jakarta, Joko Widodo, has comfortably won Indonesia's closely-fought presidential race against a controversial ex-general with deep roots in the era of strongman Suharto, final results showed Tuesday. 

Widodo, known by his nickname Jokowi, won around 53% of the vote compared to about 47% for Prabowo Subianto, according to a final tally cited by local media in the world's third biggest democracy.