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After more than 100 million Indonesians went to the polls on April 9, the party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looks set to take more seats than any other party in Indonesia's parliament. Early tallies show the Democratic Party taking 20.4% of the vote - nearly three times more than when the party made its parliamentary debut in 2004, making the president the candidate to beat in the upcoming elections. "This shows how strong Yudhoyono is," says Bara Hasibuan, a political columnist in Jakarta. "He is definitely in the commanding position...
...least 20% of the seats in parliament, President Yudhoyono will find himself in the enviable position of being able to choose a running mate with less concern for coalition building. "The electorate has clearly moved farther away from the right-wing base," states Kevin Evans, an expert in Indonesia's political history and founder of the pemilu.asia website. The presidential vote is scheduled to take place in July and, if no candidate takes a majority, a run-off of the top two candidates will take place in September. (See pictures of a deadly dam burst near Jakarta...
...INDONESIA New limits on imports of food, electronics, footwear, clothing and toys...
...have helped that Obama introduced a personal tone to his appeal. Introduced as "Barack Hussein Obama" before his parliamentary speech, he referred to his own identity as the son of a Kenyan Muslim and his upbringing in Indonesia. "The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans," he told the Turkish deputies. "Many other Americans have Muslims in their family or have lived in a Muslim-majority country." (See pictures of Obama's family tree...
...impractical, China's leaders have been taking steps to show just how nervous they are about a weaker dollar as the U.S. runs up massive deficits to shore up its crumbling economy and financial system. In the past two weeks, China signed multibillion-dollar currency-swap agreements with Indonesia and Argentina that effectively allow Beijing's two trading partners to bypass the dollar as a medium of exchange. The deals followed similar swaps China has hammered out over the past six months with Malaysia, Hong Kong and South Korea. The combined value of the various swaps - which enable the central...