SBY officially confirmed as Indonesia's election winner

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Indonesia's election commission has officially confirmed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the landslide winner of the election earlier this month.

Despite complaints of irregularities, officials said Friday that the results mean he will not need to contest a run-off.

Final official results showed Mr Yudhoyono and his running-mate Boediono with 60.8 per cent of the vote, far ahead of ex-president Megawati Sukarnoputri's 26.8 per cent and Jusuf Kalla's 12.4 percent.

The figures, which confirmed quick counts from independent pollsters, were released on the commission's website and were to be formally announced on Saturday.
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