Indonesia voters re-elect President Joko

Indonesian President Joko Widodo was re-elected for his second term in last month's presidential vote.

According to the official result, released by the country's election commission on early Tuesday, Joko won 55.5 percent of votes. His challenger, retired military general Prabowo Subianto, captured 44.5 percent in the April 17 election.

Joko obtained wide public support by implementing infrastructure projects and attracting foreign investment to the country, achieving annual economic growth of around five percent during his first term.

Prabowo has refused to accept Joko's victory, claiming widespread cheating in vote-counting. He is urging his supporters to take to the streets to protest.

The Indonesian government has deployed more than 30,000 police officers.

NHK