Jakarta - The Democratic Party of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won the country's legislative elections, according to unofficial counts Friday, setting the stage for political horse-trading ahead of the July presidential polls. Three survey groups conducting so-called quick counts said the Democratic Party secured 20 per cent of the vote, a day after millions of Indonesians went the polls in the third legislative election since the 1998 downfall of autocratic president Suharto.
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looks poised for re-election this year in the absence of a credible challenger, but his popularity could wane as Indonesians begin to feel the effects of the global financial crisis, analysts said.
Opinion polls show Yudhoyono is a hands-on favourite in the July 8 presidential election, be the second time for a president to be directly elected by the people, with about 50 per cent of the vote.
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has launched
a third pop album comprising instrumental versions of his 10 previously
recorded songs.
The album, dubbed Evolution and launched on Sunday in a lavish concert
attended by cabinet ministers, features some of the country's veteran
rock, jazz and classic musicians.
"These works express my feelings and thoughts as president and an
ordinary human being," Yudhoyono was quoted as saying in his Web site,
www. presidensby. info.
Jakarta - Indonesia's anti-corruption watchdog arrested a relative of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in connection with the misappropriation of millions of dollars in bank funds, media reports said Friday.
After several hours of questioning, Aulia Tantowi Pohan, the father-in-law of Yudhoyono's son, was arrested Thursday in connection with an 8-million-dollar graft case at the country's central bank.
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left Jakarta Thursday for a two-week overseas trip, during which he is to attend a Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Washington, followed by an Asia-Pacific regional summit in Peru.
The first stop for Yudhoyono - who was being accompanied by his wife, Ani Yudhoyono, and a number of cabinet ministers - was to be the United States, where he was to arrive Friday.
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would run for a second term in next year's presidential election, so that he could press on with economic and political reforms, media reports said Monday.
"God willing, I will run again for president in 2009," Yudhoyono was quoted as saying by the state-run Antara news agency. He said he wanted to be re-elected so that he could finish the reforms he started.
Jakarta - The Democratic Party of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won the country's legislative elections, according to unofficial counts Friday, setting the stage for political horse-trading ahead of the July presidential polls. Three survey groups conducting so-called quick counts said the Democratic Party secured 20 per cent of the vote, a day after millions of Indonesians went the polls in the third legislative election since the 1998 downfall of autocratic president Suharto.
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has launched
Jakarta - Indonesia's anti-corruption watchdog arrested a relative of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in connection with the misappropriation of millions of dollars in bank funds, media reports said Friday.
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would run for a second term in next year's presidential election, so that he could press on with economic and political reforms, media reports said Monday.
