President SBY Wins 2009 Presidential Election
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 [...]
Indonesia Holds Fast To Secular Politics
Robin Shulman over at the Washington Post has an interesting report and opinion: that secular politics holds fast in Indonesia meaning Islamist Groups Expected to Take Back Seat in Vote. As a matter of fact, that’s what has been and [...]
Indonesia’s Democracy Matures
Says Fabio Scarpello of World Politics Review, despite problems. A veil of skepticism has descended over Indonesia’s democracy as the country prepares to vote in legislative elections on April 9. But although votes will be cast under the shadow of [...]
Who’s the Best Indonesian President?
On 9 April 2009 another general election will be held in Indonesia after which we will have another new democratically elected president. Since gaining its Independence from Japan in 1945, and sucessfully defended the Dutch attack in 1949, Indonesia-barring Suharto [...]
