Malang gets new mayor

MALANG, East Java: Peni Suparto and Bambang Priyo were elected on Thursday as the new mayor and deputy mayor respectively of Malang, East Java, by the local legislative council.

Suparto, nominated by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar Party, won 31 votes, defeating H.M. Noer and Poernomo who took nine votes, while another candidate Gandi Yogatama and his running mate Dewanti Ruparin Diah received only four votes.

The mayoral election ran smoothly amid tight security as dozens of students staged a rally outside the building. --Antara