Indonesian president faces election showdown

President Megawati Sukarnoputri was beaten into second place in Indonesia’s presidential vote and will now face her former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a September runoff, according to poll results today.

Megawati received 26% in yesterday’s election, behind Yudhoyono’s 33% and ahead of Wiranto, a former military chief who was in third place with 23%, according to the poll by the National Democratic Institute.