Unofficial results show Widodo leading in Indonesian presidential vote

 

Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo (L, front) shakes hands with his running mate Ma'ruf Amin during a press conference after the "quick counts" for preliminary results in Jakarta, Indonesia, 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. Indo Barometer said Widodo secured 53.94 percent of the votes while Subianto got 46.04 percent. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)