The opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), led by former president Megawati Sukarnoputri, secured 19 per cent of the votes in the April 9 parliamentary elections, dpa cited the General Election Commission as saying. Golkar, the ruling party during the reign of former dictator Suharto, was second with about 15 per cent of the ballots, and the Gerindra Party of former general and presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto came in third with 12 per cent, the commission says. -- SPA 20:13 LOCAL TIME 17:13 GMT تغريد
