JAKARTA: Indonesian presidential hopeful Joko Widodo urged his supporters to carefully monitor vote-counting in a bitterly fought election amid concerns about cheating, a day after both he and his rival declared victory.
Joko, the first serious presidential contender without roots in the era of dictator Suharto, is facing ex-general Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia’s tightest presidential race since the end of authoritarian rule in 1998.
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