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‘Move to Antarctica’: Indonesian presidential challenger Prabowo tells pollsters
Indonesia's presidential challenger Prabowo slammed pollsters as untrustworthy and said they should move to Antarctica so they could "lie to the penguins", as he refused to concede defeat in this week's election.
Indonesia’s smooth vote a democratic beacon in a sea of strongmen, analysts say
Indonesia pulled off a complex yet peaceful election across its vast — and ethnically diverse — island territory this week, cementing its place as a democratic beacon...
Prabowo’s camp reports quick count surveyors to election commission with allegations of fake data
Somewhat ironically, given that they have accused the quick count survey groups of reporting false data, Prabowo’s campaign has yet to reveal to anybody their exit polling data...
Prabowo on phone to Rizieq Shihab: Thanks for the support, let’s prostrate in front of the Kaaba
Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto may not have the electoral approval of the majority of Indonesians (at least according to quick count results of yesterday’s presidential...
President Jokowi’s PDI-P party projected to win legislative election, Prabowo’s Gerindra 2nd while PSI misses out on DPR
While everybody is still talking about yesterday's Indonesian presidential election (which incumbent President Joko Widodo won — unofficially), vote tallying for the national...
Prabowo’s camp says Sandiaga missing on stage due to ‘hiccups’, Bobby the Cat pays a visit
When Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto declared victory yesterday, despite quick count results all pointing to a victory for President Joko Widodo, the conspicuous absence of his...
BREAKING: Joko Widodo wins (unofficially)!
Joko Widodo has soundly defeated Prabowo Subianto by around 10%, if the quick count results hold up.
Prabowo says he can’t assure there won’t be unrest if he loses: ‘How can I guarantee? I’m only human’
"How can I guarantee? I am only human. I have no power. Those who have power must guarantee. I have no power. I can only say, history teaches us that, if another country’s...
FPI leader Rizieq Shihab instructs his followers to detain foreigners found at polls
Such "instructions" are seen by many as a dog whistle, not to actually secure the vote from alleged foreign influences but to intimidate Indonesians who look "foreign" from coming...
Election Supervisory Committee allows limited re-vote in Sydney for overseas Indonesians who couldn’t vote Saturday
Hopefully, Bawaslu’s decision in the Sydney case will set a precedent that will see more overseas Indonesians who were denied their right to vote get a second chance