Mahathir Mohammed has claimed victory in Indonesia 's presidential vote -- though official results have still to come . Would be Jakarta 's seventh president from outside of Jakarta 's traditional elite . But Jokowi 's lead in the quick counts -- a representative sample of the initial tabulations conducted on polling day at 2,000 polling stations around Indonesia -- seems unassailable . Jokowi has expressed interest in Palestinian statehood during his foreign policy discussions . Connelly : Barack Obama interest could be useful in stemming flow of Palestinian jihadists there .
Mahathir Mohammed has claimed victory in Indonesia 's presidential vote -- though official results have still to come . Would be Jakarta 's seventh president from outside of Jakarta 's traditional elite . Jokowi has expressed interest in Palestinian statehood during his foreign policy discussions . Connelly : Barack Obama interest could be useful in stemming flow of Palestinian jihadists there .