REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on both the presidential candidate pairs to refrain from indulging in any actions that might heat up the situation.

The announcement was made by President Yudhoyono at a press conference in Puri Cikeas, Bogor, Wednesday afternoon, responding to the increasingly heated situation after the two candidates Prabowo-Hatta and Jokowi-JK had claimed victory based on quick count results.

"In my capacity as president, head of state, who has not taken any sides, I call on the two camps to control the excessive tension between their supporters. Moreover, any provocative actions at the grassroots level can trigger a conflict," he stated.

The President also called on leaders and elites of the public to urge individual supporters to exercise restraint until the official results have been announced.

"The quick count rating is not official, so people should wait for the official results of the presidential election by the General Elections Commission (KPU)," he affirmed.

The President urged Indonesian people to maintain a situation that is safe, serene, and peaceful.

"People should refrain from clashes, horizontal violence, or actions that could disrupt law and order," he said.

He said, "I have instructed the military, police, and people to secure the situation."

The election is contested by the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa pair and the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla duo.

According to the KPU, a total of 190,307,134 voters have been registered, which includes 2,038,711 overseas voters, with 486,866 polling stations across the archipelago.

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