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INDONESIA: NATIONAL ELECTION COMMITTEE VOTE COUNTING

(15 Jul 1999) English/Nat The vote counting by Indonesia's National Election Committee (PPI) has finally ended after nearly five weeks of waiting. The National Election Committee has tallied results for all of Indonesia's 27 provinces as well as overseas votes. According to first, and yet unofficial results, Indonesia's election count puts opposition PDI-P, led by Megawati Sukarnoputri at he first position with 33.7 percent, and the ruling Golkar Party at the second position with around 22 percent of votes. The official and final results were initially scheduled for release on June 21. They were then deferred to July 8 and again to July 21 due to wrangling within the election commission and Indonesia's complex procedures. Indonesia's much-criticised National Election Committee officially completed the vote count from last month's historic parliamentary election in Jakarta on Thursday. The last region, North Sulawesi, sent their results to the committee on Thursday, July 15 where the envelope was opened to applause of PPI members. This is Indonesia's first free election in over 40 years. Speaking to reporters after the event, the Chairman of the PPI, Jacob Tobing, said that he is happy with the organisation of the historic elections. SOUNDBITE (English) "The results show that we have a clear picture now, though its still unofficial until this evening but behind these figures we know that we have successfully had a fair and transparent election for the first time after more than 44 years." SUPER CAPTION: Jacob Tobing National Election Committee chairman The final ratification of the results are not expected until next Thursday, when the General Elections Commission (KPU) will give their stamp of approval to the count. According to unofficial results, the opposition PDI-P, led by Megawati Sukarnoputri, is holding the greatest number of seats in the House of Representatives with 33.7 percent of the vote, although the ruling Golkar party, of President B.J. Habibie and previously headed by Suharto, is running second. An electoral college, consisting of the 500 members of the new parliament and 200 regional representatives, is scheduled to convene in November to pick a new president. No single political party will have enough votes in the parliamentary elections to form a majority government, and politicians fear a deadlock will hamper the selection of the archipelago's next president. More than 118 million people in the world's fourth most populous country cast their votes in the country's first democratic election in 44 years. It followed Suharto's ouster last year amid massive student protests and street riots. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...