Indonesia's Prabowo pledges to end poverty, create good jobs

Next president calls on politicians to unite ahead of October handover

Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto, left, and Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming attend a ceremony in Jakarta on April 24. (Photo by Ismi Damayanti)

NANA SHIBATA and ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writers

April 24, 2024 17:27 JST

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's incoming president, Prabowo Subianto, on Wednesday pledged that his government would eliminate poverty and create good jobs, calling on the country's politicians to work together for the nation.

Prabowo, currently defense minister, was, on the same day, formally declared president-elect by the General Elections Commission after the country's Constitutional Court rejected appeals lodged by rivals for a rerun of the Feb. 14 presidential election.