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JAKARTA, July 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Incumbent Indonesian President
Megawati Soekarnoputri and her former chief security minister Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono are dominating the presidential election results coming in from
abroad.

Incumbent
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri, July 5, 2004.(Xinhua/AFP
Photo)
But another contender, People's Consultative Assembly Speaker
Amien Rais, has managed to snatch the lead in several overseas cities, The
Jakarta Post online news service reported Tuesday.
In
Australia, Megawati has received a total of 2,061 votes in Melbourne, Perth and
Sidney. In the capital Canberra, Amien tops the voting, while Susilo leads in
Darwin.
Megawati has received 12 votes in the Latvian
capital Riga, followed closely by Susilo with 11 votes.
In
East Timor, it was reported that Susilo has received 314 votes followed by
Megawati with 242 votes.

A journalist in
Jakarta, July 6, 2004.(Xinhua Photo)

Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono is "confident" of winning the election ,July 6, 2004.(Xinhua
Photo)
Susilo commanded an infantry battalion whose members
were East Timorese when East Timor was still an Indonesian
province.
Former Indonesian armed forces commander Wiranto
has received 80 votes in the newly independent country.
Susilo also tops the vote count in Brunei with 630 votes, while Megawati has 471
votes, followed closely by Amien with 440 votes.
In Moscow,
Susilo was in the lead with 38 votes, followed by Amien with 31 and Megawati
with 30 votes. The Indonesian Embassy in Moscow also serves Kazakhstan and
Mongolia.
Amien enjoys a commanding lead in Dubai with 257 votes,
followed by Susilo with 178 votes. Megawati is trailing far behind with 94
votes.
Megawati leads the vote in San Francisco, California,
with 184 votes. Susilo has 141 votes and Amien is in third with 56
votes.
In other American cities, Susilo maintains a lead
over Megawati. The results, however, are subject to change as voters can mail in
their ballots.
Megawati enjoys a lead in Germany with 199
votes followed by Amien with 153 votes. Enditem |