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| Incumbent ahead in Indonesia poll | Incumbent ahead in Indonesia poll |
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| Voting has ended in Indonesia's presidential election, with exit polls suggesting the incumbent, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has a clear lead. | Voting has ended in Indonesia's presidential election, with exit polls suggesting the incumbent, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has a clear lead. |
| Unofficial counts indicate that Mr Yudhoyono may have been re-elected with more than 50% of the vote - enough of a margin to avoid a run-off in September. | Unofficial counts indicate that Mr Yudhoyono may have been re-elected with more than 50% of the vote - enough of a margin to avoid a run-off in September. |
| The counts showed former President Megawati Sukarnoputri on 27% and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla on 15%. | |
| The vote passed off peacefully across the country's thousands of islands. | The vote passed off peacefully across the country's thousands of islands. |
| A controversy over voter lists slightly marred the run-up to the poll, amid claims that duplicate names and even the names of dead people were appearing on the electoral rolls. | A controversy over voter lists slightly marred the run-up to the poll, amid claims that duplicate names and even the names of dead people were appearing on the electoral rolls. |
| 'Corruption-free' | 'Corruption-free' |
| The first polling stations opened in Indonesia's easternmost region, Papua, where extra police were on standby in case of a repeat of the recent violence linked to separatist groups. | The first polling stations opened in Indonesia's easternmost region, Papua, where extra police were on standby in case of a repeat of the recent violence linked to separatist groups. |
| Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim-majority country | Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim-majority country |
| But no major problems were reported there or elsewhere, as voting got under way throughout the rest of this huge archipelago spanning three time zones and 17,000 islands. | But no major problems were reported there or elsewhere, as voting got under way throughout the rest of this huge archipelago spanning three time zones and 17,000 islands. |
| This is only the second direct presidential election since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998, and about 170 million people were eligible to vote. | This is only the second direct presidential election since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998, and about 170 million people were eligible to vote. |
| Official results are not expected for several days but, based on several unofficial figures compiled in local media, Mr Yudhoyono might well avoid a second round run-off in September. | Official results are not expected for several days but, based on several unofficial figures compiled in local media, Mr Yudhoyono might well avoid a second round run-off in September. |
| For this he needs more than 50% of the vote, and 20% in all 33 provinces. | For this he needs more than 50% of the vote, and 20% in all 33 provinces. |
| "Today is the people's day," Mr Yudhoyono told reporters after casting his vote in the town of Bogor, on Java island. | "Today is the people's day," Mr Yudhoyono told reporters after casting his vote in the town of Bogor, on Java island. |
| The 59-year-old former general was elected in Indonesia's first direct election in 2004, defeating then-President Megawati. | The 59-year-old former general was elected in Indonesia's first direct election in 2004, defeating then-President Megawati. |
| He has been boosted by the success of the economy and a corruption-free image, correspondents say. | He has been boosted by the success of the economy and a corruption-free image, correspondents say. |