Supporters celebrate presidential candidate Joko Widodo's advantage from "quick counts" after the voting process of the presidential election in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 17, 2019. Incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo was leading his rival Prabowo Subianto in the presidential election on Wednesday as the results of "quick counts" rolled in. The "quick count" surveys were conducted by five leading pollsters about four hours after the voting ended at 1:00 p.m. Jakarta time (0600 GMT) with 75 percent of total votes counted. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)
JAKARTA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo was leading his rival Prabowo Subianto in the presidential election on Wednesday as the results of "quick counts" rolled in.
The "quick count" surveys were conducted by five leading pollsters about four hours after the voting ended at 1:00 p.m. Jakarta time (0600 GMT) with 75 percent of total votes counted.
Indo Barometer said Widodo secured 53.94 percent of the votes while Subianto got 46.04 percent.
Outranking Indonesia showed Widodo was leading Subianto by 54.84 percent to 45.07 percent.
Volvox Center gave Widodo an advantage of 15 percentage points with 57.71 percent against Subianto's 42.29 percent.
Charta Politika said Widodo got 54.28 percent while Subianto took 45.72 percent of the votes.
LS Denny JA saw Widodo securing 55.25 percent while Subianto garnering 44.75 percent.
The official results will be released in May.
Subianto rejected the results of the "quick count" surveys, saying "exit polls showed we take the lead of 52.2 percent and 55.8 percent for a quick count."
Meanwhile, President Widodo expressed his gratitude to all sides, including the military, the electoral commission and others, for their efforts to ensure the successful elections.
"We have seen the results of the 'quick counts,' but let's wait for the official results that will be announced by the electoral commission," he said.
