Indonesia counts votes, ex-general favored to win

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 15, 2024 12:23 am

JAKARTA: Ballot-counting was underway in Indonesia on Wednesday after millions of people voted for a new president, with Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto the frontrunner to lead Southeast Asia's biggest economy despite concerns over his human rights record.

Polls project Subianto, a military chief during the Suharto dictatorship a generation ago, to secure a majority and replace popular outgoing president Joko Widodo, whom observers claim indirectly supported his campaign.

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