TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa have rejected the 2014 presidential election result, claiming that the result has violated prevailing laws and regulations.
"We, Prabowo-Hatta, will use our constitutional right to reject the 2014 presidential election. Thus, we are withdrawing ourselves from the ongoing proces," said Prabowo at Polonia House in Jakarta on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in response to the vote recapitulation process in the KPU.
Prabowo was accompanied by the Functional Group (Golkar) Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie, Crescent Moon (PKB) Party chairman MS Kaban, and United Development (PPP) Party chairman Suryadharma Ali.
"We will not allow the mandate given by the people to be mocked and manipulated. We Prabowo-Hatta are ready to win or lose in a democratic and honorable way. For that, we ask all those who voted for us to keep calm because we will not be silent. Our democratic rights have been harmed and deprived," said Prabowo in the press conference.
Prabowo further said that he has instructed all witnesses of the Prabowo-Hatta team in the KPU to no longer participate in the vote recapitulation process.
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