Regional elections were held in
Aceh
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on 11 December 2006 after a peace agreement had been signed between the
government of Indonesia
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and the
Free Aceh Movement on 15 August 2005, ending the
Insurgency in Aceh.
Candidates
There were eight pairs of candidates for the governor and deputy governor posts:
[Irwandi Sets To Be Aceh Governor In 2007]
, '' Bernama'', 12 December 2006
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Iskandar Hoesin
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and
M. Saleh Manaf
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(
PBB)
# Lieutenant-General (ret.)
Tamlicha Ali and Tengku Harmen Nuriqmar (
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,
PPNUI, and
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)
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Abdul Malik Raden and
Sayed Fuad Zakaria (
Golkar,
PDI-P, and
PKPI
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)
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Humam Hamid and
Hasbi Abdullah (
PPP)
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Djali Yusuf and
R.A. Syauqas Rahmatillah (Independent)
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Irwandi Yusuf
Irwandi Yusuf (ايرواندي يوسف; born 2 August 1960) is an Indonesian politician who was the Governor of Aceh. He was re-elected Governor in early 2017 after serving an earlier term between 2006 and 2012.
Irwandi first won a term as g ...
and
Muhammad Nazar
Muhammad Nazar, S.Ag. (born 1 July 1973 in Ulim, Pidie Regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam), is the former deputy governor of the province of Aceh, Indonesia He held office during 2007-2012 having been elected in the 2006 Acehnese regional electi ...
(Independent, supported by much of the
Free Aceh Movement)
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Azwar Abubakar
Hajji Azwar Abubakar (born 21 June 1952 in Banda Aceh) is the former Administrative Reform Minister of Indonesia.
Biography
Abubakar was born in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on 21 June 1952. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the ...
and
Mohamad Nasir Djamil (
PAN and
PKS)
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Ghazali Abas Adan and
Salahuddin Alfata (Independent)
Poll
A sample poll by the
Indonesia Survey Institute showed former rebel leader Irwandi Yusuf leading on a turnout of 85%.
[
*Yusuf: 39%
*Hamid: 16%
*Malik Raden: 14%
*Abubakar: 11%
*Abas Adan: 7%
*Tamlicha: 4%
]
Results
Final results were made public on 29 December 2006:Former rebel Irwandi Yusuf wins Aceh election for governor
''People's Daily
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'', 29 December 2006
* Irwandi Yusuf: 38.20%
* Humam Hamid: 16.62%
* Abdul Malik Raden: 13.97%
References
Bibliography
* Ben Hillman, 'Aceh's Rebels Turn to Ruling', Far Eastern Economic Review, Vol. 170, No. 1, January-February 2007, 49–53.
2006 Indonesian gubernatorial elections
Elections in Aceh
December 2006 events in Asia
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