| moe.ron |
07-22-2014 10:38 AM |
Wohoo, I got a new President
Quote:
Joko Widodo Wins Indonesia Presidential Election
Widodo Victory Comes After Subianto Withdraws From Race
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Jakarta governor Joko Widodo on Tuesday was declared winner of Indonesia's July 9 presidential election, taking in more than 53% of the vote to end weeks of uncertainty following a hard-fought contest in the Southeast Asian nation.
The national elections commission said after days of collating more than 133 million ballots from across the archipelago nation that Mr. Widodo edged former army general Prabowo Subianto with 53.15% of the vote—a margin of about 8.4 million votes. Voter turnout was almost 70%..
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http://online.wsj.com/articles/indon...ins-1406016742
Crazy that a few months ago I was head banging with this dude at a Metallica concert.
http://assets.kompas.com/data/photo/...ica780x390.jpg
Was at this campaign rally
http://www.jpnn.com/picture/normal/2...jkw_di_gbk.jpg |
