The riots followed an announcement on Tuesday by the General Election Commission (KPU) confirming that President Joko Widodo had beaten his challenger, former general Prabowo Subianto, in the April 17 poll. Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan told TVOne that by the morning six people had been killed and 200 wounded. President Widodo said security was now under control and warned of tough action against those instigating riots. Widodo won more than 85 million votes of 154 million cast in the world's third-largest democracy, but retired general Prabowo has alleged "massive cheating and irregularities". Prabowo also launched a legal challenge after he was defeated in the 2014 election by Widodo, which was unsuccessful.

Source: The Star May 22, 2019 02:29 UTC