Presidential hopefuls

Once the legislative (DPR) elections are out of the way the real fun begins. Indonesia's second presidential elections will be held around July 5, 2009. The presidential election law is not ready yet, but it looks like parties or groups of parties who get 20-30% of the vote in the DPR election will be allowed to nominate candidates.

The likely candidates:
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) - incumbent. Nominated by his Democrat Party vehicle. Will probably need support from other parties. His party will be lucky to win 20% of the vote in the legisaltive election.
Megawati Sukarnoputri - former president, defeated because she did bog all while in office. Her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle should pick up 20-30% of the vote
Jusuf Kalla - current vice-president. Likely to be too greedy and impatient to accept the VP job again in return for supporting SBY and in turn get SBY's support for the presidency in 2014. His Holkar Party should get 20-30% of votes in the DPR election.
Wiranto - indicted war criminal (for crimes in East Timor) - nominated by his Hanura Party vehicle, which may attract 15-20% of the vote campaigning on an anti-foreigner ticket
Soetrisno Bachir - businessman and chairman of the National mandate Party (PAN) - may pick up the Islamist nomination

Also rans:
Prabowo Soebianto - disgraced former general. Has been advertising a lot on TV, but his party vehicle (Gerindra) is too small. Possible VP candidate
Sutiyoso - disgraced former governor of Jakarta. Doesn't have a party vehicle and may have left it too late
Yusril Ihza Mahendra - disgraced former minister. Possible token Muslim VP for a nationalist candidate
Akbar Tandjung - oh dear me. Just Google the guy!