By Bustanuddin Jakarta, (ANTARA News)- Three pairs of gubernatorial contestants in the Paradise Island of Bali will compete in the direct gubernatorial election on Wednesday (July 9, 2008) for the period of 2008-2013. The three pairs of candidates are Prof Dr Gede Winasa-Alit Putra, Cok Budi Suryawan-Nyoman Gede Suwetha and I Made Mangku Pastika-AA Puspayoga. Made Mangku Pastika, retired Police Commissioner General and a former police chief in the province, got much attention in the country including that from tourism observers for his success especially when he led the Bali police. A total of 2.631.754 people out of about 3.6 million of the island`s population have been registered to cast votes in 5,683 polling booths on the election day. Bali`s incumbent governor Dewa Made Beratha on Monday (July 7) when observing the...
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