The Man Behind Indonesia’s Rise

TIME magazine has this to say on President SBY’s reelection:

On July 8, voters on the more than 17,000 islands that make up the vast archipelago nation of Indonesia went to the polls to elect the country’s President. A final count has yet to be completed, but all signs suggest Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the incumbent candidate, notched a resounding victory. Since winning the country’s first competitive elections in 2004, the former general has been a cool steward of Indonesia’s young and often chaotic democracy, denting the country’s grim legacy of corruption, cracking down on radical Islamist groups and rebuilding a nation that suffered the brunt of 2005’s devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. SBY — Yudhoyono is widely referred to by his initials — is seen as a moderate and honest figure in a nation still emerging from decades of cronyism under the deceased military dictator Suharto. When his triumph is certified, he will become the first President to be re-elected in what is the world’s most populous Muslim democracy..

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stop dreaming start action
July 11, 2009 at 4:31 am

pada dasarnya perolehan awal sby jauh lebih unggul dibandingkan calon presiden yang lain dan mungkin sudah bisa dipastikan pak sby memenangkan pilpress tahun ini…sukses buat pak sby

Blogger Senayan
July 11, 2009 at 4:55 am

selamat datang presiden baru, negeri ini menunggu aksimu
hehhehe

Stop Dreaming Start Action
July 11, 2009 at 4:29 pm

Menunggu gebrakan selanjutnya

Stop Dreaming Start Action
July 11, 2009 at 4:31 pm

semangat buat presiden baru

stop dreaming start action
July 12, 2009 at 4:35 am

SBY saat ini merupakan stok pemimpin terbaik yang dimilki bangsa kita.. Semoga dia bisa menjaga amanah dan memabwa rakyat menuju hari yang lebih baik. Goodluck…!