Prabowo wins Indonesia’s presidential contest in the official count

Indonesia’s General Election Commission announced the national presidential result on 20 March 2024. Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka received 96,214,691 votes, or 58.59% of valid votes, according to ANTARA’s report of the commission’s announcement. The result followed the country’s February election.

A transition watched across the Indo-Pacific

The official count established Prabowo’s electoral mandate and advanced the transition following February’s vote. Indonesia’s political direction matters to governments assessing trade and diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific. The result concentrated attention on the administration’s priorities, while the legal and procedural steps towards taking office remained part of the transition.