Indonesia's Election Verdict Clouded by Protests, Terror Threats

Official result of April’s presidential vote is due Wednesday
Prabowo supporters may hit streets to protest likely defeat

Members of the Indonesian National Police stand guard in front of barbed wire outside the General Election Commission in Jakarta on May 15, 2019.Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

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By Arys Aditya and Karlis Salna

May 20, 2019 at 9:00 PM UTC

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Indonesian authorities are bracing for a wave of opposition protests and potential terrorist attacks before the Southeast Asian country unveils the official result of last month’s presidential election on Wednesday.

Challenger Prabowo Subianto has vowed to reject a verdict that is set to confirm the re-election of Joko Widodo, who is widely known as Jokowi. The opposition has said it will protest the result, even after police appealed for people not to participate in rallies because militants linked to the Islamic State were plotting to use the gatherings to launch attacks.