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印尼将公布新任总统人选

Indonesia is to name its new president, following a hotly-contested election that saw both candidates claim victory.

印度尼西亚政府将要公布新任总统,此前一场竞争激烈的竞选中两位候选人都宣称获胜。
Rivals Joko Widodo (L) and Prabowo Subianto (R) draw support from different parts of society
Rivals Joko Widodo (L) and Prabowo Subianto (R) draw support from different parts of society
 
Most "quick counts" after the 9 July election placed Joko Widodo, the popular Jakarta governor, in the lead. 
 
But his rival Prabowo Subianto, a former general under dictator(独裁者) Suharto, said other polls showed he had won. 
 
The Election Commission has since been tallying(理货,计数) votes. Outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged both parties to respect the result. 
 
Security will be tight for the announcement, with more than 250,000 police officers on duty across the nation. 
 
There are fears the result could trigger violence between rival groups of supporters. 
 
Both candidates have raised concerns about voting irregularities during the past two weeks, as ballots from nearly 500,000 polling stations have been tallied.
 
Reliable polls point to a win for Mr Widodo, also known as Jokowi, by about five percentage points. 
 
Official results from the sub-district and provincial levels that have been released so far also indicate Mr Widodo has won by between three and five percentage points. 
 
But Mr Subianto's camp have said they will not accept official results until allegations of cheating are probed.
 
Mr Subianto told reporters on Sunday that if the Election Commission did not investigate possible voting fraud, that was a "crime" that "very much calls into question the legitimacy of the whole process". 
 
He called on the Election Commission to delay announcing the result - a request the commission rejected.