IT is becoming more certain now that the direct regional heads elections (Pilkada) in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) will be held this year. The special meeting between the Aceh Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) and Aceh Governor, the Independent Elections Commission (KIP), and the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) last Wednesday came up with a recommendation that the regional heads elections in Aceh will be held in late November 2006.

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