Jakarta (Antara Bali) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the first
to congratulate the newly elected President Joko Widodo and Vice
President Jusuf Kalla, noted a spokesman.
"President Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono have congratulated
Jokowi and Kalla on their election victory as the next president and
vice president of Indonesia," Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Jusuf Kalla (JK)
teams spokesman Anies Baswedan stated here on Wednesday.
He noted that the Jokowi-JK pairs victory by garnering 53.1 percent
of the 1,333,574,277 total votes has prompted numerous parties to
congratulate them.
"President Yudhoyono was the first to call Jokowi to congratulate
him soon after the General Elections Commission (KPU) announced the
victory of Jokowi and Kalla," Anies remarked.
Meanwhile, vice presidential spokesman Yopie Hidayat noted here on
Wednesday that Vice President Boediono has also congratulated Jokowi and
Kalla.
"The vice president has just had a telephonic conversation with the
two winners, congratulating them as the president and vice president
for the next five years," Yopie Hidayat noted.
Boediono offered cooperation in preparing the process of transfer of power in October, 2014, Yopie added.
"This is the victory of the Indonesian people who have succeeded in
carrying out the general election smoothly and peacefully," he quoted
the vice president as saying.
On Tuesday night, the Election Commission announced Joko Widodo and
Jusuf Kalla as the elected president and vice president for the
2014-2019 period.
Jokowi, the Jakarta governor and Jusuf Kalla, the former vice
president, garnered 53.15 percent or 70,997,833 of the 133,574,277 total
valid votes to defeat the rival pair of retired army general, Prabowo
Subianto, and former coordinating minister for economy, Hatta Rajasa.
During the final recapitulation of votes on Tuesday night, Prabowo
announced that he rejected the process, alleging that the Election
Commission was unfair.(WDY)
Yudhoyono Congratulates Jokowi
Rabu, 23 Juli 2014 14:05 WIB