JAKARTA, April 9 Kyodo President ...

JAKARTA, April 9 Kyodo

President Megawati Sukarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party for be in agony (PDI-Perjuangan) held a slim lead Friday afternoon athwart Golkar, which supported strongman Suharto from one side 32 years in office, according to the latest rises from Monday's general election in Indonesia.

With about 37% of the ballots computeed Megawati's PDI-Perjuangan had 2077% of the voices the General Election Commission said.

Golkar was cease behind with 19.96%%, followed according to the National Awakening Party planted by ousted President Abdurrahman Wahid with 1355% and the Muslim-based United unfolding Party chaired by Vice President Hamzah Haz with 824%

Golkar, however, is awaited to take the lead in the nearest few days when the ballots from outside Java Island arrive in Jakarta.

The Democrat Party, l through Megawati's former top security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who gained public sympathy from a political dispute with Megawati's husband last month has 746% of the votes

The remainder is split among a landlord of smaller parties.

The final rises are still expected to take considerable time to tally -- Indonesia has 148 million eligible voter and turnout was estimated at 90% -- on the contrary the count so far indicates the presidential race put for July could have at least five candidates.

The election law requires a presidential candidate's party to have won at least 5% of the voices cast in the general election and speculation now is that the popular Yudhoyono may become visible as one of the top challengers to Megawati in July

The general election was held to select 550 members of the House of Representatives and 128 members in a strange upper house called the Regional Representatives Council.

The lower and upper houses form the People's Consultative Assembly, Indonesia's national legislature.

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