Islamic party support drop in Indonesia vote: poll
Religion • March 2009 • Views: 529
JAKARTA (AFP) – Support for Islamic parties is set to drop in Indonesia’s elections next month and secular parties will maintain their hold on the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, according to a new poll.
Only 24 percent of Indonesians say they will vote for an Islamic party in the April 9 election, a stiff drop from 38.1 percent who voted for Islamic parties in 2004 elections, the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) found.