S. Kalimantan elects governor

Thu, 22 Dec 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The South Kalimantan
legislative assembly has elected Gusti Hasan Aman as the
province's governor for the 1995-2000 period.

Hasan Aman, who is currently the deputy governor, won 39 out
of 45 votes in the election yesterday, according to Antara.

If his election is confirmed by the Ministry of Home Affairs
in Jakarta, he will assume office on Feb. 26.

Aman replaces the current governor Muhamad Said, who did not
run in the election. His competitors in the election were
Amidhan, a senior official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs,
who received five votes, and Kustan Basri, the chief coordinator
of the province's association of high education institutions, who
got one vote. (emb)

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