 It was a major victory for Irwandi, who won 39.3% of the popular vote, as announced by Public Issue Network and Indonesian Survey Circle.He took office in 8 February 2007 and established a normal relationship with the army that once pursued him as a Free Aceh Movement rebel.In an unusual move for a former revolutionary, he kept much of the old administration in place although he also moved to reform a range of positions in the senior ranks of the provincial public service.