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Why Jokowi lost provinces, won others in 2019 election

Despite his expected victory, Jokowi suffered heavy losses in major provinces.

Kharishar Kahfi and Syofiardi Bachyul (The Jakarta Post)
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Jakarta and Padang
Wed, April 24, 2019

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Why Jokowi lost provinces, won others in 2019 election Incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (Shutterstock/zombiu26)

W

hile most reputable pollsters show that Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is likely to win the 2019 presidential election, their early vote count results reveal that the incumbent is likely to suffer heavy losses in several provinces, but gain significant support in others.

According to quick counts by several pollsters, including by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Cyrus Network, Jokowi and his running mate, Ma’ruf Amin, had 54 to 56 percent of the vote against contender Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno’s 44 to 46 percent.

The official election results will only be announced by the General Elections Commission (KPU) in a month’s time, after ballots from all 810,329 polling stations across the country are counted and recapitulated.

The preliminary results based on exit polls confirmed observers’ projection that support for Jokowi would be concentrated mainly in the heartland of Java -- East and Central Java -- Bali, Kalimantan and Papua. Prabowo, on the other hand, won big in Sumatra, as well as Banten and West Java.

The incumbent only won three provinces in Sumatra, namely Riau Islands (51.5 percent), Bangka Belitung Islands (65.1 percent) and Lampung (60.7 percent). Meanwhile, he lost by a large margin in two others, garnering only around 20.8 percent in Aceh and 14.3 percent in West Sumatra.

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