Suharto’s Party Ahead in Early Election Returns
From Times Wire Reports
Early results showed the Golkar party of former dictator Suharto ahead in Indonesia’s parliamentary elections, and its chairman says the party is confident of victory not only in the legislative polls but also in the presidential election in July.
The official tally from Monday’s legislative elections put Golkar in the lead with 23.97% of the vote, ahead of President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s Indonesian Democratic Party in Struggle, with 16.94%. The results account for only about 3% of votes cast.
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