Presidential election in Indonesia: Widodo largely ahead

Indonesian President Joko Widodo appeared to be heading towards a comfortable re-election on Wednesday, with estimates based on fast strokes sometimes credited him with a lead of more than ten points over his rival, former General Prabowo Subianto.

The polling institute CSIS gives it in mind with 55.7% of the votes on the basis of a count of more than 75% of the votes. Prabowo Subianto is credited with 44.3% of the votes.

The closest estimate made public by a polling institute gives the former general 5.5 points behind the outgoing president.

For political analyst Kevin O'Rourke, "the first results give a clear picture of the ballot". "Widodo's victory is not brilliant because it does not reach the psychological threshold of 60% that seemed within reach." Prabowo has done better than expected, which could push him to represent in 2024 ", a- he said.

Prabowo's entourage called for patience. "We will wait," said opposition campaign spokesman Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, noting that the estimates were for samples that were too low.