Prabowo Subianto: What can Indonesia expect from its new strongman leader? - BBC News

Most Indonesians will accept the next five years will be under President Prabowo. So what happens now?

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Prabowo Subianto has been projected to win the election outright in the first roundBy Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent in JakartaThe apparent victory of Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia's presidential election is a dramatic moment in the country's history.

Even though polls put him as the front-runner for many weeks before polling day, the margin by which he beat his two opponents, according to the usually accurate early vote counts, was much higher than expected.

They all project he will be comfortably over the 50% threshold needed to win outright in the first round.

The final count still needs to be officially confirmed, but most Indonesians will now accept that the next five years will be under a President Prabowo.

So what happens now?

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