Prabowo Subianto

Prabowo Subianto, also known as Prabowo, is an Indonesian politician, businessman, and former four-star army general serving as the eighth president of Indonesia since 2024. Prabowo is the third Indonesian president with a military background after Suharto and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and is the oldest first-term president. He was born to a wealthy and politically well-connected family as the third of four children.

Presidential Candidacies[]

2014 general election[]

On July 22, 2014, the day the KPU was due to announce the official vote count results, Prabowo Subianto withdrew from the race after insisting on declaring victory since the initial quick count results were released, although the majority showed Jokowi ahead. He attributed this withdrawal to Indonesia "failing in its duty to democracy" because of "massive cheating that is structured and systematic," and stated that he and Hatta "exercise our constitutional right to reject the presidential election and declare it unconstitutional". His live speech implied he would challenge the election results to the Constitutional Court. Subsequent reports indicated confusion over whether Prabowo Subianto had withdrawn from the election or merely rejected the vote count.

2019 general election[]

On 12 April 2018, Prabowo Subianto announced he would contest the 2019 presidential election if he could obtain sufficient support from other political parties. Indonesian media had speculated on whether Prabowo Subianto would become a presidential candidate or a "king-maker" giving his support to another candidate. Prabowo's brother Hashim in March 2018 said health and logistical factors had to be considered before the party announces a presidential candidate.

2024 general election[]

On 7 January 2023, Prabowo Subianto launched his third presidential campaign for the 2024 presidential election. He is running as president, together with Gibran Rakabuming Raka (the eldest son of Joko Widodo, the former President of Indonesia), as his vice-presidential candidate. Both he and Gibran registered at the KPU office on 25 October 2023 with the support of Gerindra, Golkar, PAN, PBB, the Democratic Party, Gelora Party, Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) and Garuda Party. Both he and Gibran's candidacies were challenged in the Constitutional Court due to age requirements. In Prabowo's case, a lawsuit was filed against him due to his old age (Prabowo was 71 at the time of announcing his candidacy) and having announced his candidacy for the third time. The Supreme Court ruled to reject the lawsuit.

Source[]

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Prabowo-Subianto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabowo_Subianto