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Article: Indonesian Democratic Party gets 26 pct of parliamentary seats
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- May 9, 2009
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Indonesian Democratic Party gets 26 pct of parliamentary seats
JAKARTA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono's Democratic Party seals its victory in April 9
legislative elections by collecting 148 seats at the parliament, or
26.43 percent of the total seats, according to the General Elections
Commission (KPU).
KPU completed the allocation of seats at the House of
Representatives to political parties early Sunday morning, Antara
news agency reported.
Based on the KPU's allocation, only nine political parties
managed to pass the minimum 2.5 percent parliamentary threshold, and
therefore, could send their representatives to the House.
According to ...