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Report from Jakarta
Provisional results of the presidential election based on votes counted by the General Elections Commission (KPU) with total votes 110,586,602 as counted by Monday.
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The Straits Times, Singapore, 5 October 2004
Summary of report from Jakarta
Outgoing President Megawati Sukarnoputri tearfully conceded defeat on Tuesday in last month's elections, clearing the way for the winner, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, to begin forming a new government. He will be inaugurated on October 20. The US-educated retired army general cancelled plans for an acceptance speech on Monday after the official results were released, as Megawati remained holed up in her residence. He had been waiting for her to concede before claiming victory, respecting the decorum of Indonesia's fledgling democracy, despite his landslide victory in the polls.
She acknowledged her defeat on Tuesday in a typically indirect speech to thousands of soldiers at a parade ground in the capital. 'Whoever has been chosen, we must graciously accept it, because the victory is a victory for all of us,' she said to applause from those present, including Mr.Yudhoyono. Her voice broke when she spoke, and she sobbed.
Regional governments and markets will be anxious to see how the incoming President intends to lead the world's most populous Muslim nation. The elections were declared fair by local and international monitors.
