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Elections and Good Governance in Indonesia

Indonesia in 2007 is a stable country with a democratic and highly decentralized system of government. Building on the first free and fair elections in 1999, democratic consolidation has occurred through successive rounds of national elections in 2004 and hundreds of local elections since 2005. Moreover, freedom of the press has blossomed, reform of legal institutions has begun to take root, sectarian and separatist conflicts have subsided, and the restructuring of political institutions to make government more democratic and accountable continues. In 2007, Freedom House identified Indonesia as the only fully free and democratic country in Southeast Asia.

 

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