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Departing Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, famous for her reticence, stayed true to form in her last days in office. Despite official confirmation that rival Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had beaten her by a whopping 20 percentage points in September's runoff vote, the 57-year-old has remained largely silent on the subject. "Whoever has been chosen, we must graciously accept it," she said in an Armed Forces Day address on Oct. 5. But that was as close as she came to acknowledging defeat?and the President seemed to be having trouble following her own advice. Although Yudhoyono was seated nearby...
...also criticized the system that perpetuates a two-party “duopoly,” and in the question-and-answer session following the speech, he supported an instant runoff system instead of the current indirect elections...
...also criticized the system that perpetuates a two-party “duopoly,” and in the question-and-answer session following the speech, he supported an instant runoff system instead of the current indirect elections...
...place, with just 22%. And in the biggest surprise, President Megawati Sukarnoputri has more than doubled her projected share to take 26% of the votes. The final results won't be announced until July 26, but for now it appears that the embattled incumbent is headed for a September runoff against Yudhoyono, her former Security Minister...
...favorite, but it is way too early to count Megawati out," says Indra Piliang, a political analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta. "It now depends on who can win the support of the other parties." Indeed, in the event of a runoff between Yudhoyono and Megawati-which will occur if neither wins the required 50% of the vote in the first round-the two finalists will focus much of their attention on trying to woo voters who had supported Wiranto. But with the race still tight and many votes yet to be tallied, Golkar officials...