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Votes are being counted in Indonesia's third parliamentary elections since democracy was introduced a decade ago.Votes are being counted in Indonesia's third parliamentary elections since democracy was introduced a decade ago.
Official results will not be confirmed until next month, but early indications are that the party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is doing well. Official results will not be confirmed until next month, but early predictions put the party of the president in the lead with about 20% of the vote.
The ballot was largely peaceful, with more than 170 million eligible voters across the country's 17,000 islands.The ballot was largely peaceful, with more than 170 million eligible voters across the country's 17,000 islands.
However, at least six people died in violence in Papua province, where there is an active separatist movement.However, at least six people died in violence in Papua province, where there is an active separatist movement.
Tensions were high amid growing calls for Papuan independence ahead of the ballot.Tensions were high amid growing calls for Papuan independence ahead of the ballot.
Overnight, groups attacked buildings including a police station. The Papuan police chief said the incidents were aimed at "sabotaging" the ballot.Overnight, groups attacked buildings including a police station. The Papuan police chief said the incidents were aimed at "sabotaging" the ballot.
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Nearly 40 parties contested the election, which will also decide who can run for president in a poll scheduled for July.Nearly 40 parties contested the election, which will also decide who can run for president in a poll scheduled for July.
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The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says results from a small sample of the national vote are already taking shape, as updates flicker in every few seconds on television news networks. The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says that early results from a sample of the national vote suggest that the president's Democrat Party has left its older, more established rivals standing.
These predictions are based on counts from thousands of polling stations across the country. These are not official results, simply early predictions drawn from thousands of polling stations across the country, but our correspondent says that if borne out in the final tally, this election will mark a dramatic move away from the parties of Indonesia's previous era.
With almost half the quick count now in, everyone is putting President Yudhoyono's Democrat Party in the lead, our correspondent says. The Democrat Party is only five years old and bases its appeal largely around the figure of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Parties or coalitions need to get 20% of the seats in parliament in order to contest the powerful presidential seat in three months' time. Parties or coalitions need to get 20% of the seats in parliament in order to contest the powerful presidential position.
Several polls have predicted that the Democrat Party will more than double its seats and cross the 20% threshold.
If so, our correspondent says that could mean some interesting options for a running mate - and perhaps even one with a more Islamic flavour.
This is only the third general election since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998, after which Indonesia made the transition to democracy.This is only the third general election since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998, after which Indonesia made the transition to democracy.
This time people were able to vote directly for members of parliament, not parties, which made for a heated - and more expensive - campaign.This time people were able to vote directly for members of parliament, not parties, which made for a heated - and more expensive - campaign.
The main issue for many Indonesians was the economy, along with endemic corruption.The main issue for many Indonesians was the economy, along with endemic corruption.
Exports are falling, foreign investment is drying up and millions of poor Indonesians are struggling to stay above the poverty line - in what is south-east Asia's biggest economy.Exports are falling, foreign investment is drying up and millions of poor Indonesians are struggling to stay above the poverty line - in what is south-east Asia's biggest economy.
But with hundreds of candidates, some voters may find the process confusing - and arguments about the voting process and the count are expected, our correspondent says.But with hundreds of candidates, some voters may find the process confusing - and arguments about the voting process and the count are expected, our correspondent says.
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