Asia: Indonesia: Yudhoyono leading in first direct election
Indonesia's first direct presidental election is coming to a close this month, with former General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono leading over the incumbent president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, 61% to 39%.
As quoted from The Economist: "That all three elections have gone with barely a hitch is remarkable in a country with 220m people, spread across a huge archipelago of 17,000 islands. It is even more remarkable in light of the country’s political history: in just six years, Indonesia has gone from authoritarian rule to the brink of chaos and now to full democracy."
posted by fullcircle @ 9/25/2004 02:08:00 AM
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