Joko Widodo, the reformist governor of Jakarta, has been elected as the next president of Indonesia, capping a meteoric rise for the 53-year-old furniture salesman turned mayor.
The election commission in the world’s third-largest democracy announced on Tuesday that Mr Widodo had beaten his only challenger, former general Prabowo Subianto, by 53 per cent to 47 per cent, with more than 130m votes.
“This is a victory for all the Indonesian people,” Mr Widodo said after the results were announced. “I hope this people’s victory will pave the way to an Indonesia that is politically independent, stands on its own feet economically and preserves its culture.”
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