JAKARTA, Indonesia — The defeated candidate in Indonesia’s presidential election is expected to challenge the result in court Thursday as calm returned to the capital following a 24-hour spasm of apparently orchestrated violence. The campaign team of former general Prabowo Subianto has alleged massive election fraud but not provided any credible evidence. It has said it will file a challenge to the Constitutional Court on Thursday. Subianto, who was also defeated by Widodo in 2014, has refused to accept the result and instead declared himself the winner. Many residents have left the city and parts of the downtown are closed to traffic, with the election supervisory agency and Election Commission barricaded with razor wire.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 23, 2019 04:41 UTC