Jokowi-Ahok Win In Quick Counts

Jakarta, Sept 21 (ANTARA) - Joko Widodo and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Jokowi-Ahok won the vote on Thursday to be the next Jakarta governor and vice governor, according to survey results. Based on a quick count by Indo Barometer Jokowi-Ahok beat incumbent Fauzi Bowo and Nachrowi Ramli or Foke-Nara winning 54.24 percent of the votes leaving the rest 45.76 percent to Foke-Nara. Meanwhile, according to the Indonesia Survey Institute (LSI) Jokowi-Ahok collected 53 percent of the votes while Foke-Nara 46.25 percent. Television stations covered the election and presented the results of quick counts by survey institutes. Joko Widodo who is the mayor of Solo, a city in Central Java, meanwhile said incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo had called him to congratulate over his victory in the election. A Jakarta resident, Rozali, said to ANTARA he would support anyone who won in the election. "We support anyone elected as Jakarta governor," he said.