President SBY Wins 2009 Presidential Election

A. Fatih Syuhud — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:03:43 +0000

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) won 61 percent of votes in yesterday’s election, according to a sampling of ballots by the Indonesia Survey Institute, enough to hand him a second five-year term. He promised voters to eradicate corruption and boost spending to help achieve 7 percent annual economic growth. The rupiah traded at a one-week high while the Jakarta Composite Index rose as much as 1.6 percent, and was little changed at the midday break, reports Reuters

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President SBY Wins 2009 Presidential Election