By Anadolu staff
ANKARA (AA) – Prabowo Subianto, a former Indonesian military general, businessman, and defense minister in President Joko Widodo's Cabinet, promised in a victory speech on Wednesday to be the leader for all citizens, regardless of ethnicity or religion, as quick vote count results indicated his win in the presidential election, local media reported.
All major pollsters reported a victory for Prabowo with 57%-59% of the vote, based on samples collected from 2,000 polling stations across the country, the local daily Jakarta Globe reported.
“We are grateful that the quick count results from all survey agencies indicate a clear win for Prabowo and Gibran,” an all smiles Prabowo told thousands of his jubilant supporters at Istora Sports Stadium in the capital Jakarta, where he was flanked by his running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo.
Prabowo will succeed President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who has ruled Indonesia for a decade. During his campaign, he promised the continuation of Jokowi’s policies.
Official results will be announced in the next 35 days.
Earlier, a six-hour-long voting process saw millions of voters cast their ballots in the country’s presidential, national, and provincial elections.
More than 204 million people were eligible to vote for the country's next president, vice president, parliamentarians, and provincial legislators.