Presidential candidate and defence minister Prabowo Subianto has won enough votes to potentially win the election on Wednesday (Feb 14) outright in one round, according to quick counts by several independent pollsters, with some showing he has garnered around 60 per cent of votes.
Indikator Politik’s quick count from sampling at polling stations across the country showed Mr Prabowo with 59.8 per cent of votes, based on 23.3 per cent of ballots counted.
His rivals Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo have 23.51 per cent and 16.72 per cent respectively, according to Indikator Politik.
Based on quick count results from Kompas, one of the most reputable pollsters in Indonesia, Prabowo holds a commanding lead with 59.77 per cent of the vote, followed by Anies with 23.11 per cent and Ganjar with 17.12 per cent.
According to Charta Politika, Mr Prabowo has 56.65 per cent of votes, while Mr Anies has 26.39 per cent and Mr Ganjar has 16.94 per cent.
Separately, numbers from the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) are showing Mr Prabowo to be in the lead with around 53.4 per cent to 58.4 per cent of votes.
Private organisations are tabulating “quick counts” after voting closed. In previous elections, the counts from reputable outlets have proven to be accurate, Reuters reported.
Indonesia held its presidential and legislative elections on Wednesday (Feb 14), with 204.8 million people eligible to vote.
If a candidate has enough votes to pass 50 per cent of the national vote and at least 20 per cent of the vote in over half of the 38 provinces, those magic numbers will secure him the presidency in a first-round victory. Otherwise, a second round of voting, called a runoff, will take place between the two top contenders in June.
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