Democrats win Indonesia election

[Coventina]

Source: BBC

Official results in Indonesia's parliamentary elections confirm the president's Democrat Party in first place with 20.85% of the vote.

Its two main rivals - the PDIP and Golkar - both trail with around 14% each of the vote.

The election marked a huge surge in support for the Democrats - who entered the political race just five years ago.

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Five years ago the Democrats contested their first election and came away with just 7% of the vote. To boost their political weight in the presidential race back then, they teamed up with the grand old party of Indonesian politics, Golkar, and won.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8042095.stm

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Wow, we're just kickin' ass all around, aren't we?

:D

[DerekJ]

2. I was just about to say the same thing. :) N/T

[Vehl]

4. haha yep!

lol yep :P

ps: I wonder if Indonesia has a republican party.

[bemildred]

3. I didn't even know we were running in Indonesia.

Way to go Obama!!!!!