Jakarta (ANTARA Jambi) - General Election Commission (KPU) Chairman Husni Kamil Manik has announced that the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla pair as Indonesia's upcoming president and vice president following this duo's victory in the July 9 presidential election.
The decision was made in a letter after the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla pair grabbed 53.15 percent or 70,997,833 votes, he told an open plenary session, which was attended by the winning duo here Tuesday evening.
The decision letter dated on July 22, 2014 was sent to those in the leadership of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the House of Representatives (DPR), and the Regional Representative Council's (DPD).
The letter was also sent to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, chief judges of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court as well as leaders of political parties supporting each pair of the presidential and vice presidential candidates, he said.
The Jokowi-JK pair secured 70,997,833 votes or 53.15 percent of the total 133,567,276 of the national valid votes while Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Hatta Rajasa received 62,576,444 votes or 46.85 percent.
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has earlier refused the presidential election process saying that there had been massive electoral frauds during the election day.
"We are using our constitutional rights, namely refusing the convening of the 2014 presidential election. In connection with this, we withdraw from the process," he read a political statement broadcast live by various television stations.
Prabowo said he did not want to sacrifice the people's mandate in a presidential election with frauds.
"However, we call on the people to remain calm. Trust us that we are not going to remain silent with the unfair democracy," he said.
Prabowo further asked the witnesses of his camp attending the vote recapitulation process, organized by the General Election Commission (KPU) to leave the meeting venue.
However, Prabowo again asked his supporters to remain calm. He also promised to fight by respecting law and would not use violence.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono closely observes the security situation in Indonesia on Tuesday as the KPU held its plenary session to decide the winner of 2014 presidential election.
The Head of State said this year's legislative and presidential elections are a test of Indonesia's democratic maturity.
"Over the past and subsequent three months, the Indonesian nation is being tested again. The test is whether the power transition and democratic consolidation that have been implemented well, can be maintained, rather than the contrary, a disturbance or regress occurring," he said on Monday.
Since 2004, Indonesia has implemented three direct and democratic general elections that ran peacefully and smoothly. The people hoped that peace can be maintained, he said.
The elected president and vice president, Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla, will be inaugurated on October 20, 2014. (Ant)
