Presidential election

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Didik Hariyanto, Director of Prabowo-Hatta Campaign Team Volunteers said that thousands of supporter will come by the General Election Commission (KPU) Office on July 22. Didik said that they will be there to secure the exit poll result and give support to the KPU.

That is nothing short of bloody dangerous.

Ubudian wrote:

It could all well just be bluster Pak Fred.

Let's hope so anyway.

According to the Globe, Bali has voted for Joko, by a larger margin than other areas of the country; I sort of expected that.
Prabowo is winning in just one area, Joko in most.

middleborn wrote:

D*mn, I thought today is 22 July 
So, sorry! Thank you, dear Fred. If it's not because of you, I'll still think today is 22 July. Yes, be careful tomorrow. Hope for the best condition for everyone.

(Brb bury my head into the ground out of embarrassment.)

When I stop making mistakes, I'll start having a go at others for theirs.
As I'm imperfect, I'll have to let you off.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/ … 8O20140720

(Reuters) - The Indonesian ex-general widely thought to have narrowly lost this month's bitterly contested presidential election will not accept the official result until allegations of cheating are investigated, one of his top aides said on Sunday.

The rejection is certain to raise concerns of a protracted wrangle that could undermine confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, or even trigger violence that has so far been almost entirely absent from this election....
....After the Prabowo Subianto camp previously insisted that it would abide by the KPU's official result of the July 9 election, it suddenly accused it of failing to properly investigate alleged cheating at the polls.

"If they don't, then that is a crime. This very much calls into question the legitimacy of the whole process," the former special forces commander told a hastily called news conference in a Jakarta hotel after meeting his key coalition partners...
....Asked if he was challenging the credibility of the Elections Commission, Zon said: "Yes, of course."

This could so easily take Indonesia into an uprising, possibly as far as a civil war, but some have no care about that, as long as they get the chance of money and power.

lukereg wrote:

Just rode from Tebet to Puri Indah in less than 35 minutes. There was no police, no traffic, nothing on the toll like the normal Tuesday mess. Either the city is holding its breath or many people are taking advantage of the 'security issue' and enjoying a day off or puland mudik.

Glad to here that I hope everything is okay for everyone today.

Fyi, locals followed this official Traffic Management Center Jakarta Metropolitan Police twitter account for traffic infos in city https://twitter.com/TMCPoldaMetro but they are tweeted in Bahasa Indonesia.

Ubudian wrote:

I've heard that the official announcement will come at 2PM JKT time?

Roy, it will be 4pm Jakarta time.....

Indonesian presidential election candidate Prabowo Subianto has said he is withdrawing from the election process, alleging massive fraud.

At this point, I intend to be brutally honest - he's acting like a big kid, telling the world he's taking his ball home because his mates wouldn't let him win.
Frankly, he's disgusting.
I'm glad he's lost, Indonesia is a wonderful country, and they don't deserve an twit in charge.
I've come to love this country, so want the best for it, and Jokowi is by far the best choice.

Ubudian wrote:

Certainly not the most dignified way to finally close the book on the Sukarno/Suharto era.

Indonesia has spoken, it's time to move on.

Ones hopes it has ended.
Some of his more radical pals may decide not to throw the towel in just yet.