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Indonesia Concludes World's Largest Single-Day Election, Quick Counts Suggest Prabowo Subianto in Lead

In Indonesia, polling has concluded for the world's biggest single-day election. Voting to elect President, Vice President and Parliament took place across three times zones.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, according to unofficial tallies, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto appeared poised to win today's Presidential election in quick counts.<br />''<br />''Independent pollster Litbang Kompas said that Subianto was leading with nearly 60 percent of the vote, based on over half of the votes counted at a sample of polling stations across the country. It said, Subianto's rivals, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo had just under 23 percent and 17.3 percent, respectively. Two other pollsters, Poltracking and Cyrus Network-CSIS, also reported similar results.<br />''<br />''Private pollsters count the votes at a sample of polling stations around the country. These are called quick counts. In previous elections, counts by reputable pollsters have proven accurate. The official results could take weeks to come in.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy with around 205 million voters eligible to cast ballots.</span><br />

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