JAKARTA, Feb 14 – Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces commander, was leading with an outright majority in Indonesia’s presidential election with over 50 percent of quick votes counted, according to tallies from several independent pollsters, on Wednesday。
Meanwhile， his rivals have not conceded defeat.
According to Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI), based on 90.4 per cent of sample ballots counted at around 7pm Singapore time, Mr Prabowo is in pole position with 58.45 per cent of votes, while Mr Anies Baswedan has 24.99 per cent and Mr Ganjar Pranowo has 16.55 per cent.
Indikator Politik’s quick count from sampling at polling stations across the country showed Mr Prabowo with 57.84 per cent of votes, based on 79.93 per cent of ballots counted. His rivals Mr Anies and Mr Ganjar have 25.64 per cent and 16.51 per cent, respectively.
Another reputable pollster, Litbang Kompas showed Mr Prabowo with 58.77 per cent of votes, followed by Mr Anies with 25.25 per cent and Mr Ganjar with 15.98 per cent, based on 81.2 per cent of sample ballots counted.
