,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #edf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #af1 #bjad ,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,mc,cain7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution                
,congratulating ,indonesia's            
,president-elect ,joko ,widodo on his   
electoral victory and commending the    
people of ,indonesia on their commitment
 to democracy and free and fair         
elections4  ,whereas the ,united ,states
 and ,indonesia are the world's second  
and third largest democracies1          
respectively2 ,whereas the ,united      
,states and ,indonesia share many common
 values1 including respect for human    
rights and the rule of law2 ,whereas in 
,november #bjaj1 the ,united ,states and
 ,indonesia launched the                
,u4,s4-,indonesia ,comprehensive        
,partnership1 which solidified a        
long-term commitment to cooperation on  

key bilateral1 regional and global      
issues2 ,whereas the ,u4,s4-,indonesia  
,comprehensive ,partnership's ,democracy
 and ,civil ,society ,working ,group    
promotes enhanced cooperation on        
parliamentary and electoral processes   
and political empowerment for women2    
,whereas ,indonesia1 a regional and     
global leader1 has undergone a          
remarkable democratic transformation    
over the last #b decades2 ,whereas on   
,july #i1 #bjad1 approximately          
#ace1jjj1jjj votes were cast in         
,indonesia's ,presidential election1    
which was the largest single day        
election in the world to date2 ,whereas 
on ,july #bb1 #bjad1 ,joko ,widodo was  
declared the winner in ,indonesia's     
,presidential election2 and ,whereas    
,indonesia1 with its vast geography1    
large multi-ethnic population1 and      
largest ,muslim majority population in  
the world1 is a powerful model for a    
peaceful1 democratic transition of      
power3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the

 ,senate--  7#a7 congratulates          
,indonesia's ,president-elect ,joko     
,widodo on his electoral victory2  7#b7 
commends the people of ,indonesia on    
their commitment to democracy and free  
and fair elections2  7#c7 affirms the   
commitment of the ,united ,states to    
strengthening our bilateral relationship
 with ,indonesia2  7#d7 supports the    
advancement of an inclusive democracy   
and an active role for civil society in 
,indonesia2 and  7#e7 recognizes        
,indonesia's #bjad ,presidential        
election as an example of a peaceful1   
democratic transition of power for other
 transformational democracies throughout
 the world to follow4