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The controversial former General Prabowo is declared the official winner of the elections in Indonesia
The controversial former General Prabowo Subianto, accused of human rights violations during his time as a military, has been declared the winner of the presidential elections in Indonesia held on February 14 on Wednesday, according to official results.
After more than a month of counting, the Indonesian Electoral Commission indicated on its YouTube channel that Prabowo obtained 58% of the votes, compared to the 24% achieved by former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan and 16% of former Java governor Central Ganjar Pranobo, the other two candidates for the presidency.
Since the elections, there have been numerous protests to denounce an alleged electoral fraud and both Anies and Ganjar also recently affirmed their intention to legally challenge the results by denouncing that Prabowo has received unofficial support from the outgoing president, Joko Widodo.
The former general has presented himself in tandem with the Widodo’s son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 36 years old and who will become vice president.
Both received more than 96.21 million votes, compared to 40.97 million from Anies and his electoral partner, the aspiring vice president Muhaimin Iskandar, and 27.04 million from Ganjar and Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin.
These elections in Indonesia, the third democracy in the world and the country with the most Muslims on the planet, have been marked by the past of Prabowo, accused of human rights violations when he was head of the elite Korpassus corps (December 1995 to March 1998) and the special forces (from March to May 1998).
However, Prabowo, a 72-year-old outgoing Minister of Defense, managed to position himself as the favorite candidate after having rehabilitated his image as an “endearing” grandfather through a campaign in which he has come to perform dances that went viral on TikTok, in a wink to the younger voters.
His alliance with Gibran Rakabuming Raka was also a revulsive to his campaign due to Widodo’s popularity.
This electoral pact provoked criticism among the followers of Anies, 54, and Ganjar, 55.
Widodo, who could not run for election again due to the legal limit of two terms, did not publicly position himself on any candidate, but the rest of the candidates allege that his implicit support was crucial for Prabowo’s victory.
Indonesian laws allow the outgoing president to position himself on future campaigns, although they prohibit the use of state funds for them, one of the main aspects on which the complaints of the candidates against Prabowo and Gibran are based.
Of an angry and decisive nature, Prabowo has been accused of abuses against civilians in East Timor and Papua and the kidnapping of activists during his time in the Army, from which he was expelled for disobedience in 1998, and had his entry banned in the United States for several years.
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Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
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Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
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Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
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