Election Watch – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) will remain committed to supporting presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto after he withdrew from the election process following his allegations of massive fraud plaguing the vote recapitulation.

PKS chairman Anis Matta said on Tuesday that the withdrawal was a joint decision by Prabowo and his "Red and White" coalition.

"This [decision to withdraw from the election] is a collective judgment [by members of the coalition] as countless facts have uncovered the occurrence of massive fraud. We have also concluded that the election organizer has taken sides," said Anis.

Anis explained that the decision was finally arrived at after the KPU had refused to hold a revote in 5,800 polling stations in Jakarta.

"There is overwhelming mistrust on our part regarding the election. This is a political path that we are taking. We understand the consequences and we are ready to deal with them," said Anis. (ren)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/07/22/pks-stands-firmly-behind-prabowo.html