Indonesia held its first ever simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on April 17, a massive logistical challenge which saw 245,000 candidates running for about 200,000 seats.
Incumbent President Joko Widodo, who ran on a joint ticket with Muslim cleric Ma'ruf Amin, won the presidential poll with 55.5 per cent of the votes against his second-time contender, former general Prabowo Subianto, who had paired up with former Jakarta deputy governor Sandiaga Uno.
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