Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Asia

Defeated Indonesia candidate to challenge vote at top court

Associated Press
Published | Updated
  • 914d8fe1-
    Image 1 of 2

    Supporters of the losing presidential candidate throw rocks towards police Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country's capital under control after a number of people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month's presidential election. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

  • 8325277e-
    Image 2 of 2

    Supporters of the losing presidential candidate walk under a giant Indonesia national flag in Jakarta, Indonesia. Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country's capital under control after a number of people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month's presidential election. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

JAKARTA, Indonesia – The defeated candidate in Indonesia's presidential election is expected to file a court challenge to the result as calm returned to the capital Jakarta following a 24-hour spasm of apparently orchestrated violence.

The campaign team of former general Prabowo Subianto has said it will file a challenge to the Constitutional Court on Thursday.

Six people died in rioting that started Tuesday night after official results confirmed President Joko Widodo had won 55.5% of the vote in the April 17 election, securing him a second term.

Subianto has refused to accept the result, instead declaring himself the winner and alleging massive fraud.

The election supervisory agency earlier this week rejected Subianto's complaint about the election's integrity after the only evidence of fraud provided by his team was links to online articles.