Losing Indonesia presidential candidate files suit

Published July 25, 2014 9:42am ET



JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s losing presidential candidate filed complaints to the Constitutional Court on Friday, alleging that widespread irregularities at the polls damaged his chances of victory in the country that is Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

The verdict is expected in August, but most analysts don’t expect the election outcome to change. Outside observers found the vote to be general free and fair with minimal abnormalities.

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