Indonesian President Heading for Election Defeat
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Indonesiaâs President Megawati Sukarnoputri is heading for a heavy defeat in next weekâs elections despite her coalition with the countryâs largest political party, two opinion polls showed today.
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Indonesians vote in a landmark presidential election run-off on Monday and are expected to hand power to a former general who has vowed firmer leadership in fighting terrorism and boosting the economy.
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JAKARTA - Choking back tears, President Megawati Sukarnoputri edged closer to conceding defeat yesterday, urging Indonesians to accept the results of the country&#39;s landmark leadership ballot.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - A former general who has pledged to fight terror and fix the economy was headed for a landslide win over incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia's landmark elections Monday, according a nationwide sampling of votes.    Challenger Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was expected to win 62 percent of the votes compared to 38 percent for Megawati in the runoff election, according to the survey conducted by the Washington-based National Democratic Institute, the international arm of the U.S...
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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is poised to become Indonesia&#39;s first president by popular mandate with the official vote tally of Monday&#39;s election showing a clear margin of victory with counting almost complete.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia Oct. 4, 2004 - Outgoing President Megawati Sukarnoputri tearfully conceded defeat Tuesday in last month&#39;s elections, clearing the way for the winner to begin forming a new government.
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President-elect Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono has little time to meet the expectations of  Indonesians who overwhelmingly voted for him, and his first  headache is the reluctance of his opponent to concede defeat.
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President Megawati Sukarnoputri urged  Indonesians on Thursday to accept the results of the country's  first direct election of a leader, but stopped short of  conceding defeat.
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Indonesians cast their ballots today in the country&#39;s first democratic presidential election. The vote will cap months of polls and finally consign decades of dictatorship to history.
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Election-eve opinion polls in Indonesia suggest the country is headed for a change of president. Ahead of Monday&#39;s vote, incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri is well behind her former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, polls suggest.
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Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has cast her ballot in a final round of presidential elections that are expected to result in her relinquishing power to a former general.
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By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : Former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is being tipped to win next Monday&#39;s Indonesian presidential election by a handsome margin.
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Indonesia&#39;s President Megawati Sukarnoputri is heading for a heavy defeat in next week&#39;s elections despite her coalition with the country&#39;s largest political party, two opinion polls show.
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President Megawati Sukarnoputri urged Indonesians on Thursday to accept the results of the country's first direct election of a leader, but stopped short of conceding defeat.
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In Indonesia, polls have closed in the run-off presidential election. It is the first time Indonesians have directly chosen their president and Monday&#39;s vote is viewed as an important step in the country&#39;s transition to democracy.
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Former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is on course to unseat Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election.
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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won  Indonesia's presidential election run-off in a landslide,  capping a rapid rise to power for the former general who has  vowed to create jobs, stamp out graft and fight terrorism.