Wiranto's backers edge nearer to conceding defeat - Indonesia

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AP , JAKARTA
Thursday, Jul 15, 2004,Page 5

Supporters of Indonesia's ex-military chief Wiranto were close to conceding defeat yesterday in the July 5 elections, yet some members of his campaign said they may still challenge the vote over ballot irregularities.

With more than 80 percent of the votes counted, former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was leading with 33.55 percent of the vote, followed by President Megawati Sukarnoputri with 26.23. General Wiranto, the nominee of ex-dictator Suharto's Golkar Party, was in third with 22.27 percent.

The two top vote-getters will contest a run-off election in September. The elections marked the first time that Indonesia's 210 million people voted directly for their president.

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