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Regional elections were held in
Aceh on 11 December 2006 after a peace agreement had been signed between the
government of Indonesia and the
Free Aceh Movement on 15 August 2005, ending the
Insurgency in Aceh.
[1]
Candidates
There were eight pairs of candidates for the governor and deputy governor posts:
[2]
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Iskandar Hoesin and
M. Saleh Manaf (
PBB)
- Lieutenant-General (ret.)
Tamlicha Ali and Tengku Harmen Nuriqmar (
PBR,
PPNUI, and
PKB)
-
Abdul Malik Raden and
Sayed Fuad Zakaria (
Golkar,
PDI-P, and
PKPI)
-
Humam Hamid and
Hasbi Abdullah (
PPP)
-
Djali Yusuf and
R.A. Syauqas Rahmatillah (Independent)
-
Irwandi Yusuf and
Muhammad Nazar (Independent, supported by much of the
Free Aceh Movement)
-
Azwar Abubakar and
Mohamad Nasir Djamil (
PAN and
PKS)
-
Ghazali Abas Adan and
Salahuddin Alfata (Independent)
Poll
A sample poll by the
Indonesia Survey Institute showed former rebel leader Irwandi Yusuf leading on a turnout of 85%.
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- Yusuf: 39%
- Hamid: 16%
- Malik Raden: 14%
- Abubakar: 11%
- Abas Adan: 7%
- Tamlicha: 4%
Results
Final results were made public on 29 December 2006:
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- Irwandi Yusuf: 38.20%
- Humam Hamid: 16.62%
- Abdul Malik Raden: 13.97%
References
Bibliography
- Ben Hillman, 'Aceh's Rebels Turn to Ruling', Far Eastern Economic Review, Vol. 170, No. 1, January-February 2007, 49–53.