In Reply to: did megawati win? posted by justin on Wednesday, 11. August 1999 at 00:17 Bali Time:
As I understand it, and there is a thread of exchange on this subject between myself and neilp in the August archives, the final elections are to be held in November. Then, the majority party controlling the "parliament/congress/what have you" will then decide who will become the next president. While Megawati is extremely popular in bali and other parts if Indonesia, her presidency may or may not be acceptable to the conservative and Muslim factions. There has been some talk of a brokered deal for the presidency for a more widely acceptable candidate/party. I suggest you check out the thread on this topic. neilp, I believe, lives or spends a great deal of time in Java and seemed to have a clear understanding of the whole ordeal.