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Jokowi congratulates Prabowo, Gibran after early lead in polls
President Jokowi told reporters that he had congratulated presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka during a meeting on the night of the Feb. 14, as the pair was leading in various preliminary vote counts.
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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo greets dancers on Feb. 15, 2024, during the opening ceremony of 2024 Indonesian International Motor Show (IIMS) at JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A)
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that he had met and congratulated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka after quick counts of election results showed that the pair was expected to win the presidential race in a single round of voting.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of his visit to the 2024 Indonesia International Motor Show opening event in Jakarta on Thursday, the President said he had congratulated Prabowo and Gibran during a meeting on Wednesday night.
He mentioned that four people attended the Wednesday meeting. However, Jokowi stopped short of mentioning the identity of the people in attendance or the time and place of the meeting.
The President, who is also the father of Prabowo’s running mate, called on the public to wait for the General Elections Commission’s (KPU) official vote tally.
“The quick count results are [based] on a scientific calculation method. However, whatever [the actual result may be], we still must wait for the KPU’s official [tally]. Be patient,” Jokowi said.
The KPU is scheduled to announce its official tally on March 20, 35 days after the Wednesday voting day, at the latest.
Several quick counts carried by credible pollsters released on Wednesday afternoon showed that the Prabowo-Gibran pair garnered 60 percent of the vote, making a runoff election unlikely and paving the way for Prabowo to succeed Jokowi as the country’s eighth president.
