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MACAU -- Macau's former culture minister was anointed Sunday as the new chief executive in the gambling enclave's first change of leadership since reverting to Chinese rule a decade ago.By I MADE SENTANA
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won a second five-year term in office in July's presidential election, the election committee announced Saturday.
Yudhoyono and his running mate Boediono garnered 60.8% of the 121.5 million valid votes, ahead of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri with 26.8%, and incumbent Vice President Jusuf Kalla with 12.4%.
The result was in line with most quick counts by independent pollsters.
Yudhoyono won re-election as voters backed his anticorruption campaign and economic management.
He is scheduled to be sworn in October.
Write to I Made Sentana at i-made.sentana@dowjones.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124849594328681057.html
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won a second five-year term in office in July's presidential election, the election committee announced Saturday.
Yudhoyono and his running mate Boediono garnered 60.8% of the 121.5 million valid votes, ahead of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri with 26.8%, and incumbent Vice President Jusuf Kalla with 12.4%.
The result was in line with most quick counts by independent pollsters.
Yudhoyono won re-election as voters backed his anticorruption campaign and economic management.
He is scheduled to be sworn in October.
Write to I Made Sentana at i-made.sentana@dowjones.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124849594328681057.html
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