Indonesia

April 2004 | Risk Summary

President Megawati Sukarnoputri is battling for her political survival. With 60% of votes counted, her Party of Indonesian Democratic Struggle (PDI-P) looks to have lost to Golkar in parliamentary elections held on April 5. Of greater concern, however, are a series of opinion polls showing her losing upcoming presidential elections to former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The ex-general's popularity has soared since he resigned from Megawati's cabinet in March.

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