Acehnese regional election, 2006

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Regional elections were held in Aceh on 11 December 2006 after a peace treaty had been signed between the government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement on 15 August 2005, ending the Insurgency in Aceh.^[1]

Contents

1 Candidates
2 Results
3 References
4 Bibliography

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 United Development Party.
Abdul Malik Raden and Sayed Fuad Zakaria of Golkar.
Azwar Abubakar and Mohamad Nasir Djamil, National Trust Party and Prosperous Justice Party.
Dr Ghazali Abas Adan and Salahuddin Al Fata, independents.
Lieutenant-General (Retired) Tamlicha Ali, Reformation Star Party.^[2]

Results

A sample poll by the Indonesia Survey Institute showed former rebel leader Irwandi Yusuf leading on a turnout of 85%.^[2]

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

Final results were made public on 29 December 2006:^[3]

Yusuf: 38.20%
Hamid: 16.62%
Malik Raden: ??% (third place)

References

^ Indonesia to kick off landmark poll campaign in Aceh, Reuters, 2006-11-22
^ ^a ^b Irwandi Sets To Be Aceh Governor In 2007, Bernama, 2006-12-12
^ Former rebel Irwandi Yusuf wins Aceh election for governor, People's Daily, 2006-12-29

Bibliography

Ben Hillman, 'Aceh's Rebels Turn to Ruling', Far Eastern Economic Review, Vol. 170, No. 1, January-February 2007, 49-53.