Indonesian anti-corruption efforts enter minefields
Author: Gerry van Klinken, KITLV
The promise to do something about corruption was one of the two reasons Indonesians gave an overwhelming mandate to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2004. The other was security. He ended the war in Aceh, and spectacular arrests by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have made headlines for years now. He will campaign hard on these successes ahead of the first round of direct voting for president on 6 July 2009. His strongest opponent is expected be Megawati Sukarnoputri, whose party PDIP is in opposition.