The Election Pot

Preparations for the 2004 General Election are underway. Hundreds of companies are competing for Rp4 trillion in cushy contracts.

March 25, 2003

IF the millions of sheets of paper were put in a single stack, they would form a 5-kilometer-high tower. At the office of the General Election Commission (KPU)—the body which is responsible for preparing ballots for the 2004 General Election—the stacks of papers not only butt against the ceilings, but fill the entire office as well. The chambers, hallways, and bathrooms are all filled with sheets of paper depicting colorful party log

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