Incumbent mayor reelected<\/p>\n
JAYAPURA, Papua: Pair M.R. Kambu and Sudjarwo were declared the
\nnew mayor and deputy mayor respectively of Jayapura on Thursday.
\nThe pair received the most votes in the Jayapura mayoral election
\non June 28.<\/p>\n
Kambu, the incumbent mayor, and Sudjarwo received 28,161
\nvotes. They were followed by Renjaaan and Arobi with 25,428 votes
\nand Rustan Saru and Otniel Meraudje with 15,354 votes. Renjaan
\nwas Kambu's deputy mayor from 2000 to 2005.<\/p>\n
Kambu and Sudjarwo will be officially installed on Aug. 23.<\/p>\n
In response to the announcement by the Jayapura General
\nElections Commission, several protesters said the election was
\nmarred by money politics. They also claimed the election was not
\nfair because many residents never received voter cards.<\/p>\n
\"We demand this election be repeated,\" said Marvin Tjoe, one
\nof the protesters.<\/p>\n
Direct regional elections were held on June 28 in 13 regencies
\nand municipalities in Papua. Election winners have been declared
\nin 10 of the 13 regions. -- JP<\/p>",
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