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Acehnese gubernatorial election, 2006

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Acehnese gubernatorial election, 2006

Regional elections were held in Aceh on 11 December 2006 after a peace agreement had been signed between the government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement on 15 August 2005, ending the Insurgency in Aceh.

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Candidates

There were eight pairs of candidates for the governor and deputy governor posts:

  • Irwandi Yusuf and Muhammad Nazar, supported by much of the Free Aceh Movement.
  • Humam Hamid and Hasbi Abdullah of the PPP.
  • Abdul Malik Raden and Sayed Fuad Zakaria of Golkar.
  • Azwar Abubakar and Mohamad Nasir Djamil, PAN and PKS.
  • Dr Ghazali Abas Adan and Salahuddin Al Fata, independents.
  • Lieutenant-General (ret.) Tamlicha Ali, PBR.

    • Poll

    A sample poll by the Indonesia Survey Institute showed former rebel leader Irwandi Yusuf leading on a turnout of 85%.

  • Yusuf: 39%
  • Hamid: 16%
  • Malik Raden: 14%
  • Abubakar: 11%
  • Abas Adan: 7%
  • Tamlicha: 4%

    • Results

    Final results were made public on 29 December 2006:

  • Irwandi Yusuf: 38.20%
  • Humam Hamid: 16.62%
  • Abdul Malik Raden: ??% (third place)

    • References

    Acehnese gubernatorial election, 2006 Wikipedia
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