By noon , the balloting was proceeding peacefully . 5000 voters , 38 parties ran for one of 700 parliamentary . Parties required 50 % of the vote to name a presidential candidate for July poll . Third direct election since the authoritarian regime of Indonesia fell in 1998 . Indonesia is the world 's most populous Muslim nation .
5000 voters , 38 parties ran for one of 700 parliamentary . Parties required 50 % of the vote to name a presidential candidate for July poll . Third direct election since the authoritarian regime of Indonesia fell in 1998 . Indonesia is the world 's most populous Muslim nation .