Losing Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday denied he withdrew from the election process and said he was preparing to challenge the results of the vote.
The Electoral Commission on Tuesday declared Mr. Prabowo’s rival, reformist Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, the winner of the July 9 election.
“Let us be clear, Prabowo never withdrew as a candidate. He only withdrew from the vote verification process,” Mr. Prabowo’s campaign spokesman Tantowi Yahya said.
“Prabowo ... has always been and remains committed to upholding the integrity of the electoral process and we are in the process of preparing our challenge in the Constitutional Court,” he said.
