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Indonesians have begun voting in parliamentary elections, with 38 national parties contesting the polls.Indonesians have begun voting in parliamentary elections, with 38 national parties contesting the polls.
Voting began in the eastern province of Papua, where a police post was attacked hours before polls opened, reports say. Voting started in the eastern province of Papua, where a police post was attacked hours before polls opened.
More than 170 million people are eligible to cast a ballot in the elections, which will decide who can run for president in July.More than 170 million people are eligible to cast a ballot in the elections, which will decide who can run for president in July.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party - riding high in weekend polls - is expected to do well.President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party - riding high in weekend polls - is expected to do well.
Polling stations will open across Indonesia, an archipelago of thousands of islands, many of them in different time zones, in the coming hours.Polling stations will open across Indonesia, an archipelago of thousands of islands, many of them in different time zones, in the coming hours.
A party or coalition that wins a fifth of the parliamentary seats can nominate a presidential candidate.A party or coalition that wins a fifth of the parliamentary seats can nominate a presidential candidate.
The parliamentary elections also provide a useful litmus test of whether politics in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, are becoming more Islamic, correspondents say. The parliamentary elections may also provide a useful litmus test of whether politics in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, are becoming more Islamic, correspondents say.
Top of many voters' concerns is the economy, with the election campaign ending just as the impact of the global financial crisis is being felt by voters.Top of many voters' concerns is the economy, with the election campaign ending just as the impact of the global financial crisis is being felt by voters.
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"Our polling stations are now open for the Indonesian elections. We are waiting for voters to arrive," electoral official Enos, of Timika, Papua, told the AFP news agency."Our polling stations are now open for the Indonesian elections. We are waiting for voters to arrive," electoral official Enos, of Timika, Papua, told the AFP news agency.
Earlier, Reuters news agency reported that about 100 people had attacked a police post in the provincial capital of Jayapura. Police opened fire, killing one person, the agency said. Earlier, between 80 and 100 people had attacked a police post in the provincial capital of Jayapura.
Elsewhere in the province, four people were reported to have died when violence erupted. At least five people died in violence in Jayapura and elsewhere in the province, police said.
Tensions in Papua, where there is a separatist movement, are running high and some have called for a boycott of the elections.Tensions in Papua, where there is a separatist movement, are running high and some have called for a boycott of the elections.