Observers: Indonesian election free of tampering

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s election was largely free and fair, observers said Thursday, as preliminary results showed the president had easily won enough votes to govern for another five years. Early returns showed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had more than 60 percent of the votes, more than enough to avoid a September runoff. But the campaign of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri on Thursday alleged that Yudhoyono’s Democratic Party committed electoral fraud. Without providing proof, they questioned the validity of quick counts after polling and threatened to contest the final results, raising fears of political deadlock in…

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