Jokowi’s Reelection & the Golkar Party
The General Election Commission (KPU) completed their tally of the votes of all 34 provinces last night. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is the winner of his reelection after securing 85.6 million votes (55.5%), nearly 17 million votes more than Prabowo Subianto who collected 68.6 million votes (44.5%). The KPU’s final tally also shows PDIP as the winner of the legislative election with Gerindra and Golkar joining the Party in the Big Three. Interestingly, Jokowi was present in an iftar gathering held by the Golkar Party last night, the second largest political party in his ruling coalition.
Finale: Jokowi 55.5%, Prabowo 44.5%
The General Election Commission (KPU) has validated calculation of votes for presidential election in Maluku province and Kuala Lumpur few minutes ago. They make up the last pieces of the tabulation. Jokowi wins the election with 85.62 million votes or 55.5% of the total valid votes, while Prabowo gets 68.64 million votes or 44.5%.
The Next Cabinet
In addition to asking for the position of speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) for 2019-2024 period, the Chairman of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar also hopes that his party would get 10 portfolios in the next cabinet. But 10 is too many.
The New Legislative
The General Election Commission (KPU)’s tally on the 2019 legislative election still shows PDIP, Golkar, Gerindra, PKB, and Nasdem as the likely five largest political parties in the House of Representatives & the People’s Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR) for...
Anomalies
The General Election Commission (KPU) is on schedule to announce winner of April 2019 elections next week. Calculation of votes has been completed for 32 provinces, leaving only North Sumatra and Maluku plus Kuala Lumpur (overseas). President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, by far, wins 84.8 million votes, a comfortable margin of 17 million votes over Prabowo. The incumbent wins 21 out of 34 provinces plus overseas election areas.
Those Stand By Prabowo’s Side
Titiek Soeharto, ex-wife of president candidate Prabowo Subianto, made a provocative statement today, where she echoed the tagline of post-election campaign to disqualify likely winner Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo. Titiek, daughter of the late authoritarian president Soeharto, appealed to supporters to continue fighting against reelection of Jokowi.
Election Aftermath: Jokowi & Security Stability
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended a mass iftar gathering together with the Commander of the Military (TNI), the Chief of the National Police (POLRI) and some 2,000 military/police personnels at the National Monument (Monas) area, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (May 16). This is Jokowi’s way to consolidating the joint security forces and assure the public that politics and security remain under control ahead of the General Election Commission (KPU)’s announcement of the 2019 elections outcome on May 22.
Wiranto vs OSO
The founder of Hanura Party General (ret) Wiranto and the Party’s Chairman Oesman Sapta Odang (OSO) have been in a spat in the past few weeks. OSO blames Wiranto for Hanura’s failure in the 2019 legislative election. Wiranto, on the other hand, blames OSO.
Election Aftermath: No Legal Battle?
A day after rejecting the General Election Commission (KPU)’s tally, even though the tally is not yet done, Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno’s National Campaign Team (BPN) stated that they would not submit a post-election lawsuit at the Constitutional Court (MK) as well. So, what do they want?
Election Results & Infrastructure Development
The recapitulation of votes in 27 out of 34 provinces has been completed. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has so far won in 16 provinces while Prabowo Subianto won in 11 others. Implications?