Jokowi, Probowo camps asked to hold off
celebrations until after the official result is released
With
both presidential candidates claiming victory in a hard-fought race,
uncertainty and fears over possible violence by impatient supporters threaten
to mar an otherwise peaceful election in Indonesia.
The
government has appealed to both sides to hold off celebrations until after the
official result which is expected to be released about two weeks after the
election.
It is
also possible that the official result itself - to be announced on July 21 or
22 - might still not end the matter, as the loser could bring his complaint to
the Constitutional Court that he was unfairly robbed of victory. The court
could take up to end-August to make a decision, according to political
analysts.
The
unofficial result using the 'quick count' method by several organisations -
which have been used accurately to predict past legislative and presidential
elections - showed that Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and his running mate Jusuf
Kalla, a former vice president, had won by a narrow margin, of between 4 and 5
percentage points.
Reme
Ahmad
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