Jakarta, April 24 -- President-elect Prabowo Subianto, after being declared winner of this year's presidential election, extended his gratitude to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) for making the 2024 General Elections a success.

"I would like to thank Mr. President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, for his leadership that resulted in elections that run well, orderly, and safely," he said at the Office of the General Elections Commission (KPU), Jakarta, on Wednesday.

He also expressed gratitude to his competitors in the election: candidate pairs Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD.

Prabowo, who is currently serving as the Indonesian defense minister, then lauded all election organizers and security appar...