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View all search resultsThe Constitutional Court on Monday, in a five-to-three decision, upheld Defense Minister Prabowo’s landslide election victory, rejecting claims by one of his two rivals that February’s election was marred by fraud.
Four ministers of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration defended the social aid distribution during the campaign season of the 2024 presidential election, claiming that the aid, which was planned accordingly and approved by the legislature, would not be enough to sway a large number of voters.
Four cabinet members have been summoned to the witness stand in election-dispute hearings to testify about the distribution of social aid during the campaign season, which the losing presidential candidates allege was used for the benefit of the eventual winner, Prabowo Subianto.
President Jokowi denies using social assistance for political purposes that could favor presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the upcoming presidential election.
The finance minister has pointed out that the 2024 state budget contains an allocation for social assistance in a bid to quell speculation that the program was being politicized to favor certain candidates in next month’s presidential election.
President Jokowi's special aide coordinator, Ari Dwipayana, said Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharani was absent from recent bansos distribution events because only the relevant institutions were involved.
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