Supporters of defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto gathered outside the court ahead of the verdict |
Indonesia's
top court has rejected an appeal from defeated presidential candidate Prabowo
Subianto over the results of July's presidential poll.
The
constitutional court's decision upholds the results from the elections, which
Joko Widodo won by a 6% margin.
Mr Subianto
had claimed widespread electoral fraud, and taken his case to the court.
Hundreds of
Mr Subianto's supporters gathered outside the court ahead of the verdict,
clashing briefly with police.
The court
decision means that Mr Widodo, who was declared president last month, has his
position firmly sealed, the BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta reports.
The
constitutional court is the highest authority in the country - and the decision
from the court is final, our correspondent adds.
Mr Widodo's
win was seen as heralding a new era for Indonesia, whose leaders have generally
been drawn from the military and political elite.
Mr Prabowo
is a former army general closely associated with the traditional elite, while
Mr Widodo, a former furniture-maker who grew up in a small village, has
promised a decisive break with Indonesia's authoritarian past and better social
welfare for the poor.
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