JAKARTA (ANN): A protest to challenge the presidential election results in front of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) office on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta turned into a riot nearing midnight on Tuesday as dozens tried to break into the building. You all should go back to your houses,” Central Jakarta Police Chief Comr. The police used a water canon to extinguish the fires and continued to fire tear gas at the protesters. The General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced incumbent President Jokowi as the winner of the presidential election, securing 55 percent of the vote.

Source: The Star May 22, 2019 04:29 UTC