Indonesian president´s party wins election

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-11-2009 09:53

In Indonesia, the secular party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has scored a victory in the country's parliamentary elections.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono checks his  ballot paper while casting his vote at a polling station  in Cikeas Bogor in April 2009. Indonesia's General  Election Commission (KPU) announced Saturday that  Yudhoyono's Democratic Party won the April general  elections, a report said.(AFP/File/Adek Berry)

The final tally, released late Saturday, gave the president a boost before he runs for re-election in July. His Democratic Party garnered more than 20 percent of the popular vote in the April 9th election, three times that of 2004.

Yudhoyono's party now has 148 seats in the 560-seat parliament. Without a majority, though, he will have to team up with other parties to push through economic and institutional reforms.

Editor:Zhang Yun