Subianto leads the Indonesian presidential election with 56.8% of the vote.

Indonesian Defense Minister General Prabowo Subianto leads the country’s presidential elections with 56.8% of the vote, according to a chart published on the website of the Indonesian Election Commission after processing data from more than half of the polling stations.

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Subianto said on Wednesday that he considers himself the winner of the presidential elections in Indonesia. It was previously reported that he was leading the election race with 56% of the vote after ballots from 45% of polling stations were processed.

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At the same time, the numbers change during the vote counting process, and there remains a possibility that the Minister of Defense will not be able to get more than 50% and will have to go to the second round of elections this summer.

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According to data published by the Indonesian Election Commission on its website in the form of a chart, 56.8% of Indonesian voters voted for the country’s defense minister. At the same time, 25.3% voted for the former Minister of Culture and Education Anis Baswedan, and almost 18% – for the ex-governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo. Such preliminary results were obtained after processing data from 50.2% of polling stations.

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Indonesia’s presidential election lasted six hours and ended on Wednesday, with the first unofficial results coming in the same day. Independent organizations confirmed Subianto’s leadership with a significant lead over his rivals.