Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, headed for a historic direct presidential vote on July 5, 2004. The highly symbolic excercise in democracy is also seen as a catalyst for breaking the stranglehold of party-politics that has paralysed real reforms for years. Here, supporters of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the front runner in the campaign, awaits the former general at a rally in Jakarta on June 27, 2004.