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- ↑ PIB website Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine accessed 16/11/08 (in Indonesian)
- ↑ Indonesian General Election Commission website [ permanent dead link ] Official Election Results
- ↑ The Jakarta Post 10 May 2009 Democratic Party controls 26% of parliamentary seats
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