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| Indonesia leader starts new term | |
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| Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been sworn in for a second five-year term as president of Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation. | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been sworn in for a second five-year term as president of Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation. |
| Mr Yudhoyono won a resounding victory at the polls in July, in part because he had clamped down on corruption. | Mr Yudhoyono won a resounding victory at the polls in July, in part because he had clamped down on corruption. |
| Under him, the anti-corruption agency has become a powerful state body. | Under him, the anti-corruption agency has become a powerful state body. |
| But correspondents say he now faces other challenges, including terrorism, the aftermath of September's earthquake in Sumatra and high unemployment. | But correspondents say he now faces other challenges, including terrorism, the aftermath of September's earthquake in Sumatra and high unemployment. |
| The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta says Mr Yudhoyono will have to prove to his voters that they chose the right man. | |
| In July's election, the president won 60.8% of the vote, 34% more than his nearest challenger, Megawati Sukarnoputri, a former president and daughter of independence hero Sukarno. | In July's election, the president won 60.8% of the vote, 34% more than his nearest challenger, Megawati Sukarnoputri, a former president and daughter of independence hero Sukarno. |
| Mrs Megawati and the third-placed candidate, outgoing Vice-President Jusuf Kalla, later demanded that his victory be annulled, saying the voting lists had been inaccurate and millions of votes miscounted. | Mrs Megawati and the third-placed candidate, outgoing Vice-President Jusuf Kalla, later demanded that his victory be annulled, saying the voting lists had been inaccurate and millions of votes miscounted. |
| Bt the Constitutional Court ruled in August that there was no evidence to support their allegations. | Bt the Constitutional Court ruled in August that there was no evidence to support their allegations. |