Ex-Minister Leads In Indonesian Vote; Former Security Official Yudhoyono, Critic of President, Headed for Runoff From: The Washington Post | Date: July 6, 2004| Author: Alan Sipress | Copyright 2004 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The former chief security minister, Gen. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, was projected to finish first in Indonesia's balloting for president Monday, according to a quick count of sample districts, as he capitalized on disillusionment with incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri's stewardship of the country's transition to democracy.

But Yudhoyono failed to win an outright majority and was headed to a Sept. 20 runoff, with Megawati competing for the other spot in the second round, based on an estim...

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