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President-elect Prabowo meets with Jokowi after KPU declaration
Gibran, the eldest son of President Jokowi, confirmed that a meeting was scheduled with his father after the KPU's declaration.
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President-elect Prabowo Subianto (left) and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right) walk past a portrait of President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo, Gibran's father, during the plenary meeting of the General Elections Commission (KPU) announcing the 2024 presidential election winner in Jakarta on April 24, 2024. (AFP/Adek Berry)
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resident-elect Prabowo Subianto, joined by vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka held a meeting with outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday night, hours after the General Elections Commission (KPU) formally declared the defense minister the country's next leader.
Gibran, the eldest son of President Jokowi, confirmed that a meeting was scheduled with his father after the KPU's declaration.
"Yes, we will meet tonight," Gibran told reporters after a meeting with outgoing Vice President Ma'ruf Amin on Wednesday afternoon.
As for Prabowo, the defense minister arrived at the State Palace shortly after his visit to the headquarters of the National Awakening Party (PKB) to hold talks with the party's chairman Muhaimin Iskandar.
Muhaimin, who was vice presidential candidate for Anies Baswedan, attended the KPU session to declare Prabowo's win earlier in the day. Anies was also in attendance.
The presidential candidate of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Ganjar Pranowo and his running mate Mahfud MD failed to show up for the event.
The election commission formally declared Prabowo as the next president after the Constitutional Court shot down challenges to his first-round majority victory.
Prabowo, 72, is due to take the reins in October from outgoing Jokowi, after a transition period following his third attempt at the top office.
It comes after his election rivals Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo called for a re-run of the Feb. 14 vote in which Prabowo won nearly 60 percent of ballots, alleging state interference and rule changes that supported his ticket.
