Protesters in deadly clash with Indonesian police after re-election of President Joko Widodo

  • 5 years ago
Violence broke out in the Indonesian capital Jakarta after incumbent President Joko Widodo was declared the winner of Indonesia’s 2019 general election that took place on April 17, 2019. At least six people were killed and 200 injured in riots following the release of Indonesia’s official election results on May 21, 2019, according to Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan. Results showed 55.5 per cent of the vote going to Widodo and 44.5 per cent to his challenger, Prabowo Subianto. The violence…

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