(29 May 1997) T/I: 10:47:01


Polling stations closed throughout Indonesia on Thursday evening (29/05) following a tightly controlled national parliamentary election.
Preliminary results released by the government at 7 pm indicated that, as expected, the ruling Golkar Party was coasting to an easy victory.

SHOWS:

INDONESIA, 29/5
WS vote station deserted;
VS booths being rolled away;
MS scrutineers sifting votes;
WS counting;
CU beginning of counting;
man numbering sqaures for Golkar party;
WS ballot boxes; and election officials;
MS observers (man in green shirt);
Tanks standing by;
VS tanks in streets;
police in street;
riot police in vehicle;
Polling station where counting has begun;
WS board with Golkar having all votes;
count sheet;
board showing early results;
police;
village booth,
locals cheer when their party gets a vote;
booing for the opposition;
SOT local woman (in Bahasa Indonesian with English translation): "Yes, for us it is a change and we hope there is a change in government.";
More counting of votes;

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