Indonesians voted for a new parliament on 9 April with initial counts showing the main opposition party ahead but less convincingly than expected, meaning it might have to make deals with other parties to nominate its candidate for president. In another surprise, Islamic parties appeared to have won more support than predicted. The main opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) had been expected to easily win enough votes to nominate popular Jakarta governor Joko Widodo, who is widely known as Jokowi, as its candidate in a July presidential election.
INDONESIA POLL SHOWS RISE IN ISLAMIC PARTY SUPPORT
Indonesians voted for a new parliament on 9 April with initial counts showing the main opposition party ahead but less convincingly than expected, meaning it might have to make deals
