[20050520]RS21874_印尼选举.pdf

1 Shoeb Kagda, “Indonesians Cast Votes,” The Business Times, April 6, 2004.2 “Megawatis Bid for New Mandate in Doubt as Indonesians Vote for Change,” Agence FrancePresse, April 11, 2004. 3 “Indonesias Police Chief Says Clashes in Aceh No Disruption to Polling,” BBC Monitoring,April 6, 2004. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21874Updated May 20, 2005Indonesian Electionsnae redactedAnalyst in Southeast and South Asian AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryOn April 5, 2004, Indonesia successfully completed the first step of a multi-phaseelection process for 2004. The first phase elected the national legislature and the newregional representative council. The second phase, held on July 5, 2004, sought to electa President. This led to a run-off election on September 20, 2004, between SusiloBambang Yudhoyono, the current president, and Megawati Sukarnoputri, the formerpresident of Indonesia. The 2004 elections were judged to be free and fair. This bodeswell for evolution of democracy in Indonesia. Nationalist and secular parties were themost popular with voters. The Islamist parties li