Magic from Cikeas

Yudhoyono's landslide win had long been prepared. The key: populist programs and smart imaging.

July 21, 2009

SO be it, Pak SBY is indeed more popular." Dedi Mulyadi uttered the sentence in a resigned voice. The head of the Golkar Party and Regent of Purwakarta had just witnessed the ballot counting at the Office of the Regional General Elections Commission in Purwakarta, West Java, which concluded on Thursday afternoon of last week. Nearly 70 percent of voters in the Golkar Party stronghold chose the number two presidential duo: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-

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