TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has congratulated Prabowo Subianto on his victory in Indonesia's 2024 presidential election.

"I have contacted the elected President of the Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency Mr. Prabowo Subianto, to extend my congratulations on his success in the recently concluded Indonesian Presidential Election," Anwar said in a post on his social media account on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

Anwar said he was informed that he was the first leader to congratulate Prabowo after the official announcement of the election results by the General Elections Commission (KPU).

It was quite meaningful as it symbolized the very special value of Malaysia and Indonesia's friendship as close and important neighbors, Anwar said.

"Congratulations and good luck and I express my confidence that Mr. Prabowo will be able to carry out the mandate given to him to the best of his ability for the continued progress and prosperity of the Indonesian nation," he said.

"We are both determined to strengthen bilateral relations covering various aspects as neighboring countries and pledge to work closely together in various multilateral forums, especially within ASEAN," he said.

The Indonesian KPU has declared the running pair Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka as the winners in the presidential elections.

KPU Head Hasyim Asy’ari revealed that Prabowo-Gibran won 96,214,691 votes. Meanwhile, he continued, Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar gained 40,971,906 votes, and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md received 27,040,878 votes. The total number of valid ballots, according to him, amounted to 164,227,475 votes.

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