Incumbent mayor reelected

Incumbent mayor reelected

JAYAPURA, Papua: Pair M.R. Kambu and Sudjarwo were declared the
new mayor and deputy mayor respectively of Jayapura on Thursday.
The pair received the most votes in the Jayapura mayoral election
on June 28.

Kambu, the incumbent mayor, and Sudjarwo received 28,161
votes. They were followed by Renjaaan and Arobi with 25,428 votes
and Rustan Saru and Otniel Meraudje with 15,354 votes. Renjaan
was Kambu's deputy mayor from 2000 to 2005.

Kambu and Sudjarwo will be officially installed on Aug. 23.

In response to the announcement by the Jayapura General
Elections Commission, several protesters said the election was
marred by money politics. They also claimed the election was not
fair because many residents never received voter cards.

"We demand this election be repeated," said Marvin Tjoe, one
of the protesters.

Direct regional elections were held on June 28 in 13 regencies
and municipalities in Papua. Election winners have been declared
in 10 of the 13 regions. -- JP