Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won another five-year term in office, signaling voters' rejection of opposition campaigns that promised tough government and promoted nationalism and big business interests.
A craving for stability and success in holding regional terrorist threats at bay, coupled with a comparatively sound economy, was behind the victory. The election, widely viewed as free and fair, was also considered a major step forward for the democratic process in the world's largest Muslim country.
"My first step will be recovering the economy," the 59-year-old president told reporters.