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Ruling Party Ahead in Indonesian Elections

09/04/09April 9, 2009

Indonesians cast their votes in parliamentary elections on Thursday. The final results are only expected in a month's time. Usually reliable "quick counts" based on samples of votes taken from polling stations across the country showed that the trend was consistent.

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A polling station in Bali -- the voting was largely peaceful across the country
A polling station in Bali -- the voting was largely peaceful across the countryImage: AP
Projections put President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democrat Party in the lead with about 20 percent of the vote on Thursday. Former president Megawati Sukarnoputri's PDI-P and Golkar, the ruling party under former dictator Suharto, followed with both expected to reach about 15 percent. Voting across Indonesia was largely peaceful -- even in the restive Aceh province. Only the eastern Papua region saw some violence, with five people dying before the polling stations opened.
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German journalist Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff has been following the elections in Bali

englisch: AC 090409 Interview Indonesia - Produziert: 09.04.2009 - 14:28:59 von Bärthlein, Thomas
April 9, 200902:46 min