do you see that changing under prabowo subianto? the see that changing under prabowo subianto?ty of indonesia as seepolitieal _ subianto? the reality of indonesia as geopolitical circumstances - subianto? the reality of indonesia as geopolitical circumstances is i a5 geopolitical circumstances is that it's — a5 geopolitical circumstances is that it's at _ a5 geopolitical circumstances is that it's at a crucial crossroads between — that it's at a crucial crossroads between the oceans and the continents of the indo—pacific. it has to— continents of the indo—pacific. it has to have _ continents of the indo—pacific. it has to have good relations with all states _ has to have good relations with all states. because of its economic circumstances the need for a, circumstances the need fora, individual— circumstances the need for a, individual will be looking to court all major— individual will be looking to court all major players and it will include _ all major players and it will include japan, all major players and it will includejapan, south all major players and it will include j

subianto will look like prabowo subianto will be — will look like prabowo subianto will be indonesiadonesia next president. will be indonesia next resident. , ., , ., president. tell us a bit about the man and _ president. tell us a bit about the man and prabowo - president. tell us a bit about. the man and prabowo subianto's background and how it became such a prominent figure in each two indonesian politics. prabowo subianto has been a persistent figure in indonesian politics— persistent figure in indonesian politics is_ persistent figure in indonesian politics is the end of the 90s. before — politics is the end of the 90s. before he _ politics is the end of the 90s. before he entered politics he was in — before he entered politics he was in army special forces general— was in army special forces general with a background of human— general with a background of human rights violations. he was responsible for the kidnapping of student activists at the end of student activists at the end of the — of student activists at the end of the 90s and he was honorably discharged from the milit

yesterday we had declared that prabowo subianto will win— declared that prabowo subianto will win theth a single run of the election in the next _ single run of the election in the next few months he will stand — the next few months he will stand up— the next few months he will stand up and prepare for the new— stand up and prepare for the new administration. bypassing the 5096 new administration. bypassing the 50% threshold _ new administration. bypassing the 50%. threshold that - new administration. bypassing the 50% threshold that means | new administration. bypassing i the 5096 threshold that means it the 50% threshold that means it doesn't have to be a runoff. he can win with this one election. i want your thoughts a bit more on how these quick counts are done. , . , ., done. the structure is a three -hase. done. the structure is a three phase- there _ done. the structure is a three phase. there is _ done. the structure is a three phase. there is a _ done. the structure is a three phase. there is a tendency i done. the structure is a three | phase. there is a tendency for strong

subianto wins _ democracy if prabowo subianto wins the — democracy if prabowo subianto wins the presidencyy. he's been ahead of his 200 two other candidates for much of the campaign. he's refashioned himseif— campaign. he's refashioned himself as an older figure, quite — himself as an older figure, quite quirky, very slick social media — quite quirky, very slick social media campaign. he's promising continuity — media campaign. he's promising continuity. the president has done — continuity. the president has done a — continuity. the president has done a successfuljob of building up infrastructure and advancing the economy. 0n building up infrastructure and advancing the economy. on most key policies prabowo subianto is saying — key policies prabowo subianto is saying you get more of the same — is saying you get more of the same. ., , ~ ., ~ same. voters like that. tiktok is been his _ same. voters like that. tiktok is been his medium _ same. voters like that. tiktok is been his medium to - same. voters like that. tiktok is been his medium to reach l same. voters like that. tiktok. is been

let's start in indonesia, where prabowo subianto

subianto, — landslide victory for the prabowo subianto, around 57,50 8%. subianto, around 57,50 8%. this quick count — subianto, around 57,50 8%. this quick count has been done since 2009. _ quick count has been done since 2009, they had it in the 2014 and 2019 elections where in the presidential elections they managed to win _ presidential elections they managed to win again so i leave even though the sounds — to win again so i leave even though the sounds it is only exit polling, i the sounds it is only exit polling, i believe — the sounds it is only exit polling, i believe these are very accurate pictures— i believe these are very accurate pictures of— i believe these are very accurate pictures of the election and mr prabowo — pictures of the election and mr prabowo is a clear winner of the election — prabowo is a clear winner of the election. , y . ., prabowo is a clear winner of the election. , . ., , , election. yes, official results don't come _ election. yes, official results don't come out _ election. yes, official results don't come out further -

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as you mentioned, prabowo subianto is ahead in the early counting.sults will be tabulated and could come out as much as 35 days from now. but the sample has proved to be accurate in the past and it pointed to a victory for prabowo subianto, well ahead of his two other rivals. he was here a moment ago, he came on like a rock star atop a cart waving to visitors or spectators as he arrived, and he also left in the same way. we nearly got caught up in the crash as everyone wanted to get a glimpse of him. while he was here to celebrate what he claims to be a close to a victory, he said we still have to wait for official results, but he said we believe indonesian democracy is running well. you are on to say people have determined undecided. i'm going to get the faults of a guess now, an associate professor in public governance at the university of indonesia. talk to me but about what we witness today with regards to indonesia's democracy. we know it is a huge sprawling democracy, a very difficult one to sort of undertake logistically. it seems like democra

by "him" he means prabowo subianto, the former special forces commander and son in law of suharto.o, just before he was dismissed from the army, accused of ordering the kidnapping of activists... ...and of masterminding this — the chaos and rioting which preceded suharto's resignation. today, he's the front runner in the election. the transformation of prabowo's image from feared military heart man to cuddly, avuncular candidate is the most remarkable aspect of this campaign. younger indonesians with no memory of his past have been flocking to him, thanks to some slick social media messaging. but the real key to prabowo's success has been the unexpected alliance with his one time adversary and today, the most popular politicalfigure in indonesia outgoing presidentjoko widodo. through a controversial court ruling, he's made the president's son his running mate, bringing a decidedly dynastic flavour to this election. presidentjokowi's poll ratings remain astonishingly high for a leader who's been in power ten years. but he's now being accused of misusing that popularity and the power

it also shows how critical the endorsement has been for prabowo subianto. that translated to more than 20% of the votes he got. in his victory speech he thanked just about everybody and a lot of those people relent -- the one who garnered the largest share -- this man played a significant role in the turnaround of his prospects. one thing to note, during his speech he talked about representing all of indonesia. he called for unity. he called for the people to put aside all the differences to move the country forward. this is quite a turnaround as well from what we are used to hearing from prabowo himself. a very fiery man with a temper that is shown wherever he speaks. yet last night in his victory speech, he called for national unity. haidi: have we seen any reaction from the other two candidates? haslinda: they have not conceded defeat. in fact they both said they will wait for the official numbers. but they were disappointed because the numbers were way lower than what the polls suggested. it also means there is very little room for them to squabble with

the front runner, defence minister prabowo subianto, is hoping to win the presidential vote outright,o avoid a second round. the former general is up against two former provincial governors in the contest to replace the popular outgoing presidentjokowi. let's speak to our south east asia correspondentjonathan head, who's injakarta for us. it has been an it has been an enormous it has been an enormous logistical it has been an enormous logistical challenge, if nothing else. absolutely. this polling station behind me is very accessible, just one of 820,000 polling stations across the country that spans the space of the continental united states, thousands of islands. they have done it before and they do it very well. there has been aided of a problem with the weather, a massive thunderstorm, the debtor —— but as far as we can tell, the vote has gone well, turnout is pretty good. behind me, there are observers watching the officials, as they go through the count. they had in the president and they are doing the vice president now. they also have other votes for regional parliament has we

the front runner, defence minister, prabowo subianto, is hoping to win the presidential vote outrightto avoid a second round. the former general is up against two former provincial governors in the contest to replace the popular outgoing president. this polling station behind me is very accessible, just one of 820,000 polling stations across the country that spans the space of the continental united states, thousands of islands. they have done it before and they do it very well. there has been aided of a problem with the weather, a massive thunderstorm, but as far as we can tell, the vote has gone well, turnout is pretty good. behind me, there are observers watching the officials, as they go through the count. they have done the president and they are doing the vice president now. they also have other votes for regional parliaments has well. there are huge numbers of candidates they have to go through. it is a big job they are getting it done and they expect to have a fairly definitive result reallyjust by the end of the day, within a few hours. polls that have been conducted as peopl

. —— strongman prabowo subianto. i'm injakarta as anticipation builds for his arrival after searching in the counting. and ukraine it says it has destroyed a russian warship in its occupied waters of korea. —— of crimea. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start today's programme with reports coming from gaza that the israeli military has ordered palestinians to evacuate the nasser hospital in the southern city of khan younis, where hundreds of people have taken refuge. in this video, an announcement made on a speaker attached to a drone, with a crowd of people seeming to leave the hospital compound. you can see a large cut of people leaving the hospital. the israeli army has yet to comment. medical staff at nasser hospital have continued to treat the sick and wounded throughout the conflict. israel claims that hamas uses this and other hospitals in gaza as cover for its operations. a claim strongly denied by staff at those hospitals. nasser hospital is in khan

haslinda: prabowo subianto is favored to win, 72 years old and not in the best health.s the risk of having him as president? alessandro: of this me, if his health should have challenges and problems, right, the rule of law here is for the vice president to stefan. and the vice president is, of course, the son of the current president, so i would say in that scenario, we would have a much stronger jokowi 2.0, de facto really, father and son governing the country. that is what i said in the beginning. it would be interesting to see how, if and when elected, prabowo manages this relationship with jokowi, how it will evolve. who will be really the fundamental decisions, and how will prabowo set his course, rather than just simply replicating jokowi's vision? haslinda: thank you so much for your insights, ellis undergoes an. big election here in indonesia, 200 million voters set to cast their votes starting from 20 minutes from here. haidi: it's going to be quite the day. our chief international correspondent for south east asia haslinda amin is in jakarta. we will be knew m

prabowo subianto from the commanders. elections in indonesia with 277 million people were held yesterday in 17 thousand islands of this country. indonesia is the largest country in the archipelago and the fourth most populous country in the world. the nato secretary general said that 18 of the 31 nato member states will achieve the 2% target for military spending this year. stoltenberg added in 2020. these 18 countries a total of 380 billion dollars will be invested in defense. nato secretary general also asked 13 other nato countries to fulfill their obligations faster . the announcement of the increase in the military budget of the nato member countries is announced after the recent statements of former us president donald trump about nato have shocked the europeans. trump said that if russia attacks nato members , they will not only not defend them, but even encourage russia . nato secretary general stenberg responded to these fences and said that these words question the validity of nato's commitment to comprehensive

by "him" he means prabowo subianto, the former special forces commander and son in law of suharto.om the army, accused of ordering the kidnapping of activists... ...and of masterminding this — the chaos and rioting which preceded suharto's resignation. today, he's the front runner in the election. the transformation of prabowo's image from feared military heart man to cuddly, avuncular candidate is the most remarkable aspect of this campaign. younger indonesians with no memory of his past have been flocking to him, thanks to some slick social media messaging. but the real key to prabowo's success has been the unexpected alliance with his one time adversary and today, the most popular political figure in indonesia outgoing presidentjoko widodo. through a controversial court ruling, he's made the president's son his running mate, bringing a decidedly dynastic flavour to this election. presidentjokowi's poll ratings remain astonishingly high for a leader who's been in power ten years. but he's now being accused of misusing that popularity and the power and resources of the presidency

i'm injakarta at the venue of prabowo subianto's watch party, as he surges ahead.ord number of nato countries will this year hit the defence spending target this year. this year, i expect 18 allies to spend 2% of their gdp on defence. and here in the uk, latest data shows the inflation rate is unchanged at 4%. we start this hour in indonesia, where polls have closed in what's billed as the largest and most complex one—day election in the world. more than 200 million people were eligible to vote in the world's third—largest democracy. the election took place in the country's 17,000 islands, across three time zones. the front runner, defence minister prabowo subianto, is hoping to win the presidential vote outright to avoid a second round. the former general is up against two former provincial governors in the contest to replace the popular outgoing presidentjoko widodo.

paul: indonesia's defense minister, prabowo subianto, has declared victory in the elections.nofficially. officially he is on course to leave the economy. our correspondent joins us from jakarta. haslinda: indonesia, a new president, and general with a checkered past about to take power. let's get to our correspondent here, it was quite an interesting take. the tone, the speech, the messaging. >> you have rightly pointed all of that out. compared to 2019 when he lost to jokowi, he prematurely declared victory, he was fiery, he threatened social unrest, calling on supporters to take to the streets. last night it was completely different. he told supporters they need to be humble and protect all indonesians, including those who did not vote for him. also he talked about that, and he waited till most -- almost 100% of the votes have been counted. haslinda: he was presidential. but we've seen the real p rabowo. you wonder which will emerge as the real president. >> i think we will see that in days or weeks to come because he's very close to becoming president. i think what's inter

subianto, has won wednesday's presidential election. result across the vast archipelago won't be known until next month, figures put him on 58%, more than twice his nearest rival. let's get the very latest from jakarta with my colleague, steve lai. he has been standing by and getting us regular updates from the ground there. steve, just take us through what you're seeing and the reactions as well. , ,., �* , seeing and the reactions as well. , �*, well. yes, so it's the day after the _ well. yes, so it's the day after the elections - well. yes, so it's the day after the elections that l after the elections that happened yesterday it was a public holiday and voting across the indonesian archipelago, life is sort of turning back to normal. the traffic is picking up in jakarta, people are getting back to work and getting on with business and that's where our focus is on this hour as well. the run—up the election well. the run—up the election we heard that economic growth fell slightly, lower than the government's target. that was due to ex

. —— strongman prabowo subianto. counting. and ukraine it says it has destroyed a russian warship in its occupied waters of korea. —— of crimea. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start today's programme with reports coming from gaza that the israeli military has ordered palestinians to evacuate the nasser hospital in the southern city of khan younis, where hundreds of people have taken refuge. in this video, an announcement made on a speaker attached to a drone, with a crowd of people seeming to leave the hospital compound.

but the front—runner, prabowo subianto, is a controversialfigure.rship here, some things still aren't settled. families of those who died or disappeared in the last months of the suharto regime have been protesting outside the presidential palace every thursday for 17 years, demanding answers. this man is one of the disappeared, presumed kidnapped by special forces. "every week we campaign to stop human rights abusers being elected," he said. and he showed me the words printed on his t—shirt. "bring back those who disappeared. don't let him rule the country." by "him" he means prabowo subianto, the former special forces commander and son in law of suharto. this is him 26 years ago, just before he was dismissed from the army, accused of ordering the kidnapping of activists... ...and of masterminding this — the chaos and rioting which preceded suharto's resignation. today, he's the front runner in the election. the transformation of prabowo's image from feared military hard man to cuddly, avuncular candidate is the most remarkable aspect of this campa

subianto, has won wednesday's presidential election.full result across the vast archipelago won't be known until next month, figures put him on 58%, more than twice his nearest rival. let's get the very latest from jakarta with my colleague, steve lai. that really looking in favour. obviously those contesting the results, the other candidates might feel differently but it is the day after the elections. life is getting back to normal here injakarta. just a couple of things i want to tell you about. it is southeast asia's largest economy and is considered to be one of the region's fastest growing economies. in the lead up to the election there was an economic data came out that indicated that economic growth had fallen slightly. that was due mainly to falling commodity prices. that change in the year ahead? we will have to wait and see but after surging ahead in the county yesterday he was in mood when he addressed supporters last night. this victory must be the victory of the people of indonesia. all of the indonesian forward coalition

of course, the wide expectation is that this election is going in favour of prabowo subianto, who seemsthere other predictions and we have been getting live pictures from indonesia all through this morning and it's a story we will continue to track as well. just a quick update. shares of ride—sharing company lyft surged after it reported quarterly earnings that beat analyst expectations. however, lyft�*s finance chief has since said the firm had misstated its profit margin for 2024. it had indicated growth of 5 percentage points instead of o.5%. this caused shares to pull back, from an over 60%jump to under 20% in after—hours trading. but then the finance chief >> reporter—macroactually predicted at o.5%. that's all for the moment, the news continues on bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories| from across the uk. when darren was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer myeloma three years ago, his life was changed forever. since then, he's undergone chemotherapy in barnsley and is now about to start a round of stem cell treatments. it's a lifesaver. i mean, it might have been that

subianto, has won wednesday's presidential election.ll result across the vast archipelago won't be known until next month, figures put him on 58%, more than twice his nearest rival. let's get the very latest from jakarta with my colleague, steve lai. that can't really looking in favour. those contesting the results, the other candidates might feel differently about life is getting back to normal here. it is no longer a public holiday put up a i want to tell you about indonesia. it is southeast asia's largest economy and considered one of the fastest—growing economies. in the lead up to the election there was economic data that came out indicated the economic growth had fallen slightly to 5.05%. that was due mainly to contracting exports and falling commodity prices. that change in the year ahead under a presidency? we will have to wait and see but after surging ahead in the count yesterday he was in a confident mood when he addressed supporters last night. addressed supporters last niuht. , . ., , , addressed supporters last niuht. , _,

prabowo subianto claimed victory in the indonesian presidential election after the release of unofficial statistics. 72-year-old suobianto has won 58 popular votes and has surpassed his two main rivals. official results may take weeks to be announced. pravo subianto is one of the former commanders of the indonesian army. elections in indonesia, 277 million people , was held in 17 thousand islands of this country yesterday. indonesia is the largest country in the archipelago and the fourth most populous country in the world. after the landslide and collapse of the gold mine in turkey. the search for the buried workers continues. the soil of this mine is contaminated with cyanide, a toxic substance. turkish interior minister said: we will prevent the entry of toxic materials into the euphrates river . the landslide and the fall of dust on the workers of anagold gold mine in turkey. anagold gold mine is located 8 km from ilic city, a function of erzinjan province in eastern turkey. he says that the soil of this mine is contaminated with toxic substances and substances the killer is cyanide.

subianto, a retired general, who has been dogged by allegations of human rights abuses.has prompt to fears that indonesia is in danger of sliding back towards its authoritarian past. the candidates have set ambitious growth targets of up have set ambitious growth targets of up to 8% annually in the world's 16th largest economy. at home there are major concerns with youth unemployment, and beyond its borders geopolitics and global economic uncertainty may get in the way of their lofty goals. my their lofty goals. my colleague is covering the election in jakarta. indonesia is the largest economy in south—east asia and it has a big bearing on this region. it is a member of the 620 and its 6dp bearing on this region. it is a member of the 620 and its gdp is $1.5 trillion. so, what it does in the region makes a big difference. coming out of the pandemic, the two biggest issues that are on the minds of people are growth and unemployment, and unemployment is a key one because the young population in indonesia are significant. 52% of the population is under the age of 40, and th

subianto was also on x with the # "a liar" and in english "a dangerous man." man." it is not 'ust hate speechh man." it is not 'ust hate speech but h man." it is not 'ust hate speech but a h man." it is notjust hate speech but a concern i man." it is notjust hate i speech but a concern that man." it is notjust hate - speech but a concern that there is deepfake's and that is hard to believe, isn't it?— to believe, isn't it? yes, it is getting _ to believe, isn't it? yes, it is getting complicated i to believe, isn't it? yes, it is getting complicated to l to believe, isn't it? yes, it. is getting complicated to be recognised as we need to report it instantly to the social media platform because each social media platform has an internal feature that we can report everything that is against their community guidelines. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the daughter of a woman who died after being attacked by two dogs in essex has told the bbc that she believed they were the banned xl bully breed. esther martin, who was 68, died at the scen

indonesia s defence minister, prabowo subianto, is the frontrunner for president, despite concerns overhis two rivals, anies baswedan and ganjar pranowo, are former governors.

. _ tell me about the front runner, prabowo subianto.olourful and controversial character- in this election. it's a three—way race - between three candidates. he is a former- special forces general. a very intelligent, ambitious man. . he was the son—in—law of suharto, the formerj dictator, so he's very much . an emblem of the old regime that was turfed out - at the end of the 1990s. and, in fact, at that time, - he was accused of a whole array of human rights abuses. he was sacked from the armyl once suharto had been ousted and forced into exile. he's 72 years old now i and certainly he alarms indonesians who care a lot l about human rights and care a lot about _ democratic freedoms. his public pronouncements are pretty undemocratic. . he's a man who believes that western democratic values i are not really suited - to this part of the world. critically, he's got _ the backing of the incumbent president, joko widodo. and presidentjokowi, - as he's known, is the most popular politician this - country has seen in more than a generation. an

indonesians have voted and the frontrunner for president is the defence minister prabowo subianto.2—year old says young voters helped him, and on the economy, subianto set an ambitious growth target of up to 7% annually for the world's 16th largest economy, in which youth unemployment is a challenge. i'm nowjoined by fithra hastiadi. he was the official spokesperson for the indonesian trade minister in 2020. what would a subianto victory mean for indonesia's economy? hello, this is actually very much what is being expected by the market. so the market is seeing a continuation —— with prabowo, they will continue the indonesia structure project, bringing capital, so forth. the main challenge is how to push the economy further away from 5% because judging from ten years of the administration,, the average growth is around 5.07%, which is not enough. 50 is around 5.07%, which is not enou.h_ ., is around 5.07%, which is not enou:h. ., ., i. ~ enough. so how do you think he will have to boost _ enough. so how do you think he will have to boost the _ enough. so how do you think he will ha

the current frontrunner, seen here in the middle, is defence minister prabowo subianto, a retired generalning. anies baswedan, on the left, and ganjar pranowo, on othe right, are also in the running. unofficial quick count results are expected to come within hours. in the last hour i spoke with our correspondent steve lai, who's injakarta. the polls closed and the count has started beyond that. the official results don't always come out for 35 days after that but the quick count does give us an indication as to who will be winning and candidates have claimed and conceded victory based on these quick counts. hopefully we will have a clearer picture later this evening. you talk about the key issues and jobs is one of them, especially for the young population here. you mention subianto,the front runner, i want to get more on that for you now with my guest, jonathan head. more known on subianto international stage than the other candidates, but not necessarily for the best reasons? he is a controversial character, special forces commander and was the son—in—law of the dictator who ran indones

subianto, has won wednesday's presidential election outright with no need for a run—off ballot. figures from officially approved pollsters put him on 58%, more than twice his nearest rival. mr prabowo, who has a questionable past human rights record, has claimed victory and urged indonesians to unite. the two other contenders have alleged systematic fraud but not given evidence. let's speak to kahfi adlan hafiz, who's a researcher at perludem association of election & democracy. welcome to the programme. how would you assess how the real —— how the election went, was it a successful election process?— it a successful election rocess? , ., process? yes, i think the process. _ process? yes, i think the process, for _ process? yes, i think the process, for example, i process? yes, i think the | process, for example, the process, for example, the process, that they were looking for from our offices first and other offices first and otherwise, the process were going smoothly without any significant problem but unfortunately the biggest problem would be the preparation of the polling

by "him" he means prabowo subianto, the former special forces commander and son in law of suharto. of masterminding this — the chaos and rioting which preceded suharto's resignation. today, he's the front runner in the election. the transformation of prabowo's image from feared military hard man to cuddly, avuncular candidate is the most remarkable aspect of this campaign. younger indonesians with no memory of his past have been flocking to him, thanks to some slick social media messaging. but the real key to prabowo's success has been the unexpected alliance with his one—time adversary and today, the most popular political figure in indonesia outgoing presidentjoko widodo. through a controversial court ruling, he's made the president's son his running mate, bringing a decidedly dynastic flavour to this election. presidentjokowi's poll ratings remain astonishingly high for a leader who's been in power ten years. but he's now being accused of misusing that popularity and the power and resources of the presidency to extend his influence beyond his constitutional term limit. in these

subianto. of ordering the abduction of democracy activists in the 1990s. takeaway delivery drivers are to stage a valentine's day strike to demand better pay and improved working conditions. the action, which will affect food apps including deliveroo and uber eats, is to take place between 5 and 10pm this evening. ultra processed foods should be labelled more clearly, according to experts. the scientists say the warnings are needed because some ultra processed foods may be healthier than thought — meaning they could sit in the green category of the traffic light system. the ice skaters torvill and dean are using the fortieth anniversary of their olympic gold in sarajevo, to announce that they'll retire from skating together next year. they won the title on valentine's day in 1984, dancing to ravel�*s bolero in what was seen at the time as a groundbreaking performance. they're planning one final farewell tour before hanging up their skates for good. patrick gearey has more. they are four minutes

indonesia s defence minister, prabowo subianto, is the frontrunner for president, despite concerns overis human rights record when he was a special forces commander in the 1990s. his two rivals, anies baswedan and ganjar pranowo, are former governors. let's speak to my colleague steve lai who's outside a polling station injakarta. how is it going? hello, thank ou for how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining _ how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining me. _ how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining me. i - how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining me. i am - how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining me. i am in i you forjoining me. iam in centraljakarta, it is one of 820,000 polling stations across the indonesian archipelago. it is a complex and logistically challenging election, given the sheer numbers. you mentioned over 200 million eligible voters. turnout at the last election was 80%, so it is a very engaged electorate and we are seeing that today despite thunderstorms affecting some of the polling stations this morning. we know the indonesian election commission that

the front runner, defence minister, prabowo subianto, is hoping to win the presidential vote outright the popular outgoing president. this polling station behind me is very accessible, just one of 820,000 polling stations across the country that spans the space of the continental united states, thousands of islands. they have done it before and they do it very well. there has been aided of a problem with the weather,

indonesia's prabowo subianto says he looks to be on track for a first round win in the country's presidential one—day election in the world. more than 200 million people were eligible to vote — in the country's 17,000 islands, across three time zones. pollsters are showing that the defence minister, prabowo, has about 58% of the vote. we're going to hear from our correspondents in the region in a moment, but first — the bbc�*s — frances mao explains why this election is a key one to watch. the maps have got it wrong. here is what indonesia looks like. but it is actually way bigger than it appears. it spans over 5200 kilometres, longer than europe, and if we were to measure it that is from england to afghanistan. if we compare it to america, that is from the east coast to the west coast and beyond. and it has got a huge population, about 275 million people, making it the world's fourth biggest country by population, the largest muslim country and the world's third largest democracy. that is why its election today is a pretty big deal. it is only the sixth poll that the country has had since it

in indonesia, prabowo subianto appears to have won today's election in a landslide.rabowo is a former general who has been implicated in mass killings in east timor, papua, and aceh as well as the kidnapping and torture of activists in jakarta. he is a longtime u.s. protÉgÉ and the former son-in-law of the former indonesian dictator suharto. critics fear his rise to power could result in the return of military rule in indonesia. visit democracynow.org to watch our interview on tuesday with journalist allan nairn on the indonesian election. house republicans voted to impeach homeland security alejandro mayorkas, making him the first sitting cabinet member to ever be impeached. the final vote was 214 to 213. republicans accused mayorkas of failing to uphold immigration laws at the u.s.-mexico border. following the vote, president biden issued a statement saying -- "history will not look kindly on house republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games." three republica

general prabowo subianto, a longtime u.s.protÉgÉ implicated in the country's massacres, once mused about becoming "a fascist dictator" and is now a serious threat to assume the presidency. those are the opening two paragraphs of a new article in the intercept by the award winning journalist allan nairn who has spent decades covering indonesia and the country it occupied for quarter of a century, east timor. he is joining us now from jakarta, the capital of indonesia, ahead of wednesday's election in indonesia. why don't you start off by just laying out the scene, what is about to happen tomorrow and who exactly prabowo is. >> general prabowo is the most notorious massacre general in indonesia, and he is also the general who was closest to the u.s. as he was carrying out his mass killing's, objections of activists, and systematic tortures. he was also the son-in-law of the former dictator of indonesia . prabowo described himself to me as the american fair-haired boy. he mused about becoming a fascist dictator. he told me indon

indonesia's prabowo subianto in on course to become the country's next leader, after early results showedhe world, with more than 200 million eligible voters across the country's 17,000 islands. pollsters are showing that the defence minister, prabowo, has about 58% of the vote. the bbc�*s frances mao explains why this election is a key one to watch. the maps have got it wrong. here is what indonesia looks like. but it is actually way bigger than it appears. it spans over 5,200 kilometres — longer than europe — and if we were to measure it, that is from england to afghanistan. if we compare it to america, that is from the east coast to the west coast and beyond. and it has got a huge population, about 275 million people, making it the world's fourth biggest country by population, the largest muslim country and the world's third largest democracy. that is why its election today is a pretty big deal. it is only sixth poll that the country has had since it emerged from a military dictatorship in the 90s. and these days, indonesia is a vibrant and modern but somewhat fragile democracy, and it

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prabowo subianto, a strong man with a historic antipathy toward democracy in part thanks to that endorsement, prabowo has likely won the election. >> ballots are still being counted when he lost the last two elections and drink and if 14.20, 19, prabowo, falsely claimed voter fraud he wrote into rallies in 2014 on a portuguese pure bred and floated a bertha like conspiracy theory about the ethnic origins of his rival widodo, known popularly as jokowi was seen at the time of his election in 2014 as a democratic reformer. he was a common man who worked his way out of the slums and rode to victory. not on corrupt machine politics but on a network of impassioned grassroots volunteers. in 2014, he made the cover of time which called him a force for democracy. and he ruled as a pragmatic, technocratic, delivering governance to a country that desperately needed both it's hard to overstate the significance of gioco is election. he was indonesia's first president who didn't come from it's entrenched political class. his rise made indonesia of fortunate exception, among other large middle-income natio

but according to the quick count, rosemary gray would look like prabowo subianto could be indonesia's next president. >> all right, >> i know you'll keep a close eye on that. anna coren joining us live from hong kong. many thanks. >> sort of come no breakthrough yet, and negotiations to succeed two of the release of the remaining hostages in gaza, but their families have a message for the israeli negotiators details just ahead. plus, after donald will trump's comments encouraging a russian attack on nato members europe is looking to secure its own weapons supply chain in case it can't depend on the us in the future, back with ever more and just back room deals cia sequence of fairs, bribery, corruption, prostitution >> there's so much more to the store >> united states of scandal with jake tapper, back-to-back premieres sunday at nine on cnn these bills are crazy >> she no idea. she sitting on a goldmine. >> well, she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more, she can sell all were part of it to coventry for cash, even a term policy even a term policy >

and official results show a prabowo subianto winning nearly city 60% of the vote according to cnn affiliate cnn indonesia, and reuters. for prabowo has long been accused of human rights violations during his time in the military, including allegations of kidnapping he says he is going to govern for all the people of indonesia. >> brianna as we are heading into a highly polarizing election season, the us marshall service is warning that there has been a surge in threats against federal judges and prosecutors. authorities say the rate of threats has more than doubled in just the last three year's, cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider is joining us now with more details on this. you're the director of the us marshall service testifying on capitol hill today. and this was pretty alarming what we heard. yeah. i mean, he really spelled it out saying that we're seeing this rapid rise in threats. this came from the marshals director ronald davis and he put the numbers out there. i mean, you can see them. it was 224 threats in 2021, then more than doubling over the past three years to 457 thr

the defence minister, prabowo subianto, is considered the frontrunner in the presidential race, despiteum in the capital. both main contenders in pakistan's general election have claimed victory, even though the final results have yet to be announced. the jailed former prime minister, imran khan, used an ai—generated message to reject a declaration of victory by his opponent, nawaz sharif. mr khan was barred from standing but independents linked to his pti party have emerged as the largest group. mr sharif, who's been prime minister three times, says his party is best placed to form a government, though in coalition. in a statement on saturday, pakistan's foreign office, in a statement said that international comments on the nation's elections ignore what it says is the "undeniable fact" of pakistan conducting elections successfully. from lahore, our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has the latest. the final results in pakistan's general election are now starting to come in, and it seems pretty clear that imran khan's backed candidates are in the lead, followed by mr nawaz sharif�

>> yeah, overwhelming majority umax, that would be a prabowo subianto according to quick count, which is unofficial vote's vote ruling yet he has won an overwhelming number of votes, more than 60% of votes countered shows that he's won almost 60% of the vote. now, in the last hour, there are reports that provo arrived at the presidential palace and look if he has, in fact one more than 50% of the vote, he will be indonesia's next president. now, prabowo, a former general who ruled under this hot a dictatorship. he's accused of human rights abuses. and at one point wasn't allowed to enter the united states or australia. he's running the past two elections and lost to president joko widodo. and at the time falsely claimed that the vote had been stolen. will perhaps third time is a charm. 70 we'll promote. has had a dramatic image make-over. thanks in part two a slip per in social media campaign and look, just as important to this perceived transformation is the endorsement by president jacoby, whose eldest son, 36, gib rum rakabuming raka is a prabowo it was running mate now jacoby had