Indonesia's electoral commission is poised to officially declare Joko Widodo the winner of the country's presidential race, however the result looks destined for a legal challenge.
Indonesia has been patiently waiting for the commission to count more than 130 million eligible votes from the July 9 contest, which pitted Mr Joko, Jakarta's popular governor, against ex-general Prabowo Subianto.
Both men claimed victory on election night.
But the official count, which has been posted progressively online, confirms credible "quick counts" - indicative results - that gave the election to Mr Joko with about 53 per cent of the vote.
The electoral commission has refused a request from Mr Prabowo's team to delay the announcement, due on Tuesday.
It claims there has been massive cheating and is preparing to argue its case in the constitutional court.
"This ... questions the legitimacy of the whole process and even leads us to consider whether the whole process is tainted," campaign spokesman Idrus Marham said late on Sunday.
After the most divisive election in Indonesia's brief democratic history, there are concerns that unrest could follow the declaration.
Mr Joko has urged his supporters to stay away from the electoral commission's Jakarta headquarters on Tuesday, asking them to watch the announcement from home instead.
Mr Prabowo's team has asked thousands of supporters to attend the announcement, in what they say is an effort to "safeguard" it.
Police on the weekend staged a massive security drill and invited representatives of both coalitions to a "declaration of peace".
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who leaves office in October, also called for cool heads when he invited both candidates to dinner on Sunday night.
Share
