Indonesia opposition tops legislative polls: unofficial tallies

A young family leaves a polling station during legislative elections in Jakarta on April 9, 2014. PHOTO: AFP

Indonesia’s main opposition party won the most votes in legislative elections Wednesday, unofficial tallies showed, boosting the chances of their presidential candidate, the Jakarta governor, becoming the country’s next leader.

A tally, known as a “quick count”, by think-tank CSIS put the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on 19 per cent, while another by pollster Indonesia Survey Circle gave the party almost 20 per cent