Yesterday Superman, Today Spiderman
The reactions of presidential candidates who failed to make it to the final round are varied. Some don't believe in the counted votes, while others have displayed more grace, carefully preparing `throwing in the towel' speeches.
July 13, 2004
Presidential candidate from the Golkar Party, Wiranto, squints his eyes, but the series of digits spread out on the three by three meter square screen remain unread. Politicians from Golkar and the Wiranto-Salahuddin success team behind him, are mumbling. The program updating the provisional vote count in the Golkar offices in Slipi, West Jakarta, last Monday night was disturbed by "technical difficulties."
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