Prabowo Subianto

Indonesian Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto, left, waves at media members as his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of Indonesian President JokoWidodo, looks on during their formal declaration as president and vice president-elect at the General Election Commission building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Indonesia's electoral commission formally Subianto as the elected president in a ceremony on Wednesday after the country's highest court rejected appeals lodged by two losing presidential candidates who are challenging his landslide victory. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesia declares Prabowo Subianto president-elect after court rejects rivals’ appeal

Indonesia’s electoral commission has formally declared Prabowo Subianto president-elect in a ceremony on after the country’s highest court rejected challenges to his landslide victory lodged by two losing presidential candidates.

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, left, and his running mate Muhaimin Iskandar react during their election appeal hearing at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 22, 2024. The country's top court on Monday rejected appeals lodged by two losing presidential candidates who are demanding a revote, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the February polls. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Prabowo Subianto seals victory as Indonesia’s next leader after a top court rejects rivals’ appeals

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati delivers her statement during a hearing on the presidential election result dispute at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesian Cabinet ministers deny claims by losing presidential candidates of misused government aid

In this photo provided by Malaysia's Prime Minister's Office, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, shakes hands with Indonesian president-elect and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto at the Prime Minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Sadiq Asyraf/Malaysia's Prime Minister's Office via AP)

Indonesia’s president-elect holds talks with Malaysian leader on bolstering ties

Indonesian Defense Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto, left, is shown the seat for talks by Japanese counterpart Minoru Kihara, right, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Kimimasa Mayama/Pool Photo via AP)

Indonesian president-elect vows to further strengthen ties with Japan after visiting China

Outgoing leaders and successors of Indonesia and Singapore hold talks on economy and defence ties

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo looked to move beyond bilateral issues in the seventh and final annual retreat of the two outgoing leaders. (AP video/Andi Jatmiko)

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping at right shakes hands with Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday, April 1, 2024. (Yao Dawei/Xinhua via AP)

Indonesian President-elect Subianto visits China in bid to strengthen ties

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto pledged to continue his country’s “friendly policy” toward China as he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing.

Losing presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, center left, talks to journalist as his running mate Muhaimin Iskandar, second left, listens upon their arrival for hearing appeals against the presidential election results, which were lodged by losing candidates, at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia’s top court hears appeals from losing presidential candidates who want a revote

Indonesia’s top court has heard appeals lodged by two losing presidential candidates who are demanding a revote, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls.

Todung Mulya Lubis, left, a prominent Indonesian lawyer representing losing presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo registers a legal challenge alleging widespread irregularities and fraud in Feb. 14 presidential election, at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. The election winner, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, received more than 96 million votes, or 58.6%. He was accused of human rights abuses under a past dictatorship and chose the son of the popular outgoing president as his running mate. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

A losing candidate in Indonesia’s presidential election demands a revote, alleging fraud

The camp of Indonesia’s losing presidential candidate has filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court alleging widespread fraud at the polls and demanded a revote.

FILE - Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan talks to media after Friday prayer at a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Baswedan, a runner-up in Indonesia’s presidential election filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on Thursday, March 21, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Indonesia presidential runner-up alleges widespread fraud as he contests official election results

A runner-up in Indonesia’s presidential election has filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls.

FILE - Presidential candidates, from left, Ganjar Pranowo, Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan hold hands as they pose for photographers after the first presidential candidates' debate in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Indonesia’s electoral commission announced on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, that Defense Minister Subianto, a former general linked to past human rights abuses, was elected president. The results immediately drew allegations of fraud from Subianto’s political rivals.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Prabowo Subianto’s election as Indonesia’s next president is official. Why is it being challenged?

Indonesia’s electoral commission has confirmed Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a former general linked to past human rights abuses, was elected president.

Indonesia's Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto raises his fist as he delivers a speech after being elected as the country's president in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Subianto was announced the winner of last month's presidential election Wednesday over two former governors who have vowed to contest the result in court over alleged irregularities. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia’s defense minister, accused of abuses under dictatorship, is declared election winner

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has been declared the winner of the presidential election in the world’s third-largest democracy.

FILE - An electoral worker holds up a ballot showing a vote for presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, during the vote counting at a polling station following the election in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The camps of the two presidential candidates who appear to have lost in Indonesia's election last month said Thursday they plan to challenge the results in the Constitutional Court with allegations of widespread fraud. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Indonesian presidential rivals plan to contest official election results with allegations of fraud

The camps of the two presidential candidates who appear to have lost in Indonesia’s election last month say they plan to challenge the official results at the Constitutional Court with allegations of widespread fraud.

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, right, receives four-star general epaulettes, from President Joko Widodo during a ceremony at the Armed Forces Headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. President Joko Widodo on Wednesday awarded an honorary four-star general rank to Defense Minister Subianto, a former high-ranking army officer who is linked to human rights abuses and who emerged as the apparent winner of the Feb. 14 presidential election.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia’s likely next president made 4-star general despite links to alleged human rights abuses

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has awarded an honorary four-star general rank to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a former high-ranking army officer who is linked to human rights abuses and who emerged as the apparent winner of the Feb. 14 presidential election.

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, right, shakes hands with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles following their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia and Australia hold defense talks as both nations move toward signing a security agreement

Indonesia and Australia have held high-level talks in Jakarta as the neighboring countries seek to strengthen security ties by signing a defense cooperation agreement in the coming months.

A protester shouts slogans during a rally against alleged fraud in the Feb. 14 presidential election outside the General Election Commission's office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Tens of people staged the rally demanding the election authority to stop presidential frontrunner Prabowo Subianto, a former general who has claimed victory after unofficial tallies put him in the lead, from taking office as the next president, claiming widespread electoral fraud. Writings on the posters read "Refuse fraudulent election". (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesian activists protest ex-general’s win in presidential election and allege massive fraud

Protesters have marched in Indonesia’s capital demanding the election authority stop Prabowo Subianto from taking office as the next president, claiming widespread electoral fraud.

FILE - Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto displays a victory symbol after casting his vote in Bojong Koneng, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Subianto’s rise as Indonesia’s apparent next president is a dramatic comeback from a notorious past, which saw the United States banning his entry over human rights and the Indonesian army, where he led the special forces, expelling him.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

How will Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general who’s never held elective office, lead Indonesia?

Foreign leaders have congratulated Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on his apparent victory in Indonesia’s presidential election, while rights activists called him a threat.

Activists holds yellow cards to symbolize a warning during 'Kamisan', a weekly protest held by the relatives of the victims of human rights violations in Indonesia, outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Dozens of activists attended the rally to express disappointment with the quick count results of the elections held in Indonesia where Prabowo Subianto, a former general linked to past human rights abuses, claimed victory according to unofficial tallies conducted by Indonesian polling agencies. President Joko Widodo faces mounting criticism over his lack of neutrality after he threw his support behind Subianto, who has picked Widodo's son as his running mate. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Families of Indonesian activists tortured by soldiers 25 years ago shocked at general’s election win

Families of Indonesian activists who were kidnapped and tortured by the military 25 years ago have expressed shock over the apparent presidential victory of Prabowo Subianto, whom they blame for the atrocities.

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto checks his ballot during the election in Bojong Koneng, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Defense Minister Subianto, a wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past looks set to be its next president, after unofficial tallies showed him taking a clear majority in the first round of voting.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who’s Indonesia’s next president?

A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past looks set to be its next leader.

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto displays a victory symbol after casting his vote in Bojong Koneng, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Subianto, an ex-general linked to past human rights atrocities, has claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election based on unofficial tallies. The 72-year-old candidate told thousands of supporters that the victory on Wednesday was “the victory of all Indonesians.” (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Former Indonesian general linked to human rights abuses claims victory in presidential election

A former general linked to past human rights abuses has claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election.

FILE - This combo photo shows Indonesian presidential candidates, from left, Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto and Ganjar Pranowo. Indonesians on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 will elect the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race for the presidency among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. (AP Photo, File)

A defense minister and 2 former governors are vying for Indonesia’s presidency

Indonesian voters are deciding who will be the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term.

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, centre right, and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, greet their supporters during their campaign rally at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesians join the final campaign events before the presidential election

The three candidates in Indonesia’s presidential election have held their final campaign events in front of tens of thousands of people, four days before citizens cast their votes in the world’s third-largest democracy.

Indonesian presidential hopefuls are trying social media, K-pop to win young voters. Will it work?

As Indonesia votes this month to replace popular President Joko Widodo, all three candidates have all been aggressively seeking to win the votes of younger people, reaching out to them on the apps they use, through the K-pop music many love, and even video gaming events.

Supporters of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) shout slogans during a campaign rally at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Tens of thousands of Indonesians flocked to presidential campaign rallies of the governing party's presidential hopeful on Saturday amid growing public concerns of deteriorating democracy in Southeast Asia's largest economy. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesians flock to presidential campaign rallies as criticism against the government mounts

Tens of thousands of Indonesians have flocked to presidential campaign rallies to air their concerns over the state of democracy in the country.

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan greets supporters during his campaign rally in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. The former Jakarta governor seeking Indonesia's presidency said democracy is declining in the country and pledged to make changes to get it back on track. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Presidential hopeful Baswedan says Indonesia’s democracy is declining and pledges change

A former Jakarta governor seeking Indonesia’s presidency said democracy is declining in the country and pledged to make changes to get it back on track.

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan gestures as he delivers a speech during his campaign rally at a stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Candidates officially began their campaign for next year's election which will determine who will succeed President Joko Widodo who is now serving his second and final term. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia opens the campaign for its presidential election in February

Candidates have opened their campaigns for Indonesia’s presidential election, which is shaping up as a three-way race among a former special forces general who’s lost twice before and two former governors.

Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo, center, waves at photographers as he arrives to attend the "Declaration of Peaceful Election Campaign" at the General Election Commission Building, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Presidential candidates in the world's third-largest democracy will kick off their campaign period on Nov. 28 ahead of the country's simultaneous legislative and presidential elections in February 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia’s 3 presidential contenders vow peaceful campaigns ahead of next year election

Indonesia’s three presidential hopefuls have vowed a peaceful race, a day before campaigning for next year’s election officially began as concerns rose their rivalry may sharpen religious and ethnic divides in Southeast Asia’s largest democracy.

Indonesian presidential hopeful and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, center, gestures during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The world's third-largest democracy is holding its legislative and presidential elections on Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia top court rejects presidential age limit, clearing legal path for 72-year-old frontrunner

Indonesia’s top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general’s ultra-nationalist campaign.

Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo, left, and his running mate Mohamad Mahfud, popularly known as Mahfud MD, walk to greet reporters prior to the medical check up required for their candidacy in the upcoming presidential election, at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The world's third-largest democracy is holding its legislative and presidential elections on Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesia’s leading presidential hopeful picks Widodo’s son to run for VP in 2024 election

Indonesia’s leading presidential hopeful has named outgoing President Joko Widodo’s eldest son as his running mate in next year’s election.

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, right, and his running mate Muhaimin Iskandar give a thumb up sign upon arrival to register themselves to run in next year's election, at the General Election Commission building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. The world's third-largest democracy is set to vote in simultaneously legislative and presidential elections on Feb. 14, 2024. The country has had free and largely peaceful elections since the fall of dictator Suharto in 1998. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesian presidential candidates register for next year’s elections as supporters cheer

Thousands of noisy, flag-waving political supporters have created a celebratory atmosphere outside Indonesia’s election commission as candidates started registering for next year’s elections.

Presidential candidate of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Ganjar Pranowo, left, and his newly-named running mate Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Political Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD gesture during their declaration as presidential and vice-presidential candidates in Jakarta, Indonesia Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Indonesia is set to hold its presidential election in February next year. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia’s ruling party picks top security minister to run for VP in next year’s election

Indonesia’s ruling party has named the top security minister as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate in next year’s election.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, meets with Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

US pushes defense ties with Indonesia as China strengthens

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin met his Indonesian counterpart on Monday to push stronger defense ties amid growing Chinese naval activity in the Indo-Pacific region.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, from left, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo pose for a photo during a signing ceremony for their foreign and defense ministers' meetings in Tokyo on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan, Indonesia sign arms transfer pact amid China concerns

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Indonesia signed a pact on Tuesday allowing the transfer of Japanese defense equipment and technology to Jakarta as the two countries strengthen their military ties in the face of China’s increasingly assertive activity in the region.

A supporter of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto runs during a clash with the police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Supporters of the unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday after the release of official election results.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

6 die in Indonesia riots, Widodo says he won’t allow unrest

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country’s capital under control after six people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month’s presidential election.

A supporter of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto runs during a clash with the police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Supporters of the unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday after the release of official election results.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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Supporters of Indonesian President Joko Widodo celebrate during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Widodo is on track to win a second term, preliminary election results showed Wednesday, in apparent victory for moderation over the ultra-nationalistic rhetoric of his rival Prabowo Subianto. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

The Latest: Indonesian president says he won re-election

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he’s the winner of the country’s presidential election with preliminary results showing he received 54% of the vote.