Supporters of the losing presidential candidate walk under a giant Indonesia national flag in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country’s capital under control after a number of people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month’s presidential election. (Achmad Ibrahim/Associated Press)JAKARTA, Indonesia — Seven people have died in election violence in the Indonesian capital, police said Thursday, as calm returned to the city and the losing presidential candidate prepared to challenge the result in court. They didn’t file a Constitutional Court challenge to the election result on Thursday as planned but have until Friday to do so. 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: Washington Post May 23, 2019 04:08 UTC