quote: The firm establishment of democracy in Indonesia can be a beacon to the rest of the Muslim world, demonstrating that Islam and democracy are not incompatible. Aid money in great quantities flows to supposed democratic incubators like Iraq and Afghanistan, but Indonesia's democratic experiment, to judge by its track record, is far more likely to succeed.
The early count in first round of Indonesia's presidential elections seems to suggest that indicted war criminal General Wiranto has been eliminated after a third-place finish with 22% of the votes counted. The run-off is expected to pit incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri (26%) against "reformist" general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (34%), her former security minister and the favoured candidate of the US government.
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