JAKARTA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The incumbent Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was declared as the winner of the July 8 presidential polls, with landslide victory, the Electoral Commission (KPU) announced here Saturday.

    The commission which completed its tabulation on Thursday said that Susilo and running mate Boediono got 60.80 percent or 73.87 million votes, followed by rival former President Megawati Soekarnoputri and running mate Prabowo Subianto with 26.79 percent or 32.55 million votes and Vice President Jusuf Kalla and his Vice Presidential candidate Wiranto 12.41 percent or 15.81 million votes, Secretary General of the commission Suripto Bambang Setiadiannounced at the commission building here.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) and his running mate Boediono wave to supporters during a campaign rally in Jakarta July 4, 2009. (Xinhua File Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    "The officially declared the final result of tabulation of presidential election is valid," chairman of the commission Abdul Hafiz Anshary said.

    The announcement of the ballot tally was attended by President Susilo and running mate, Kalla and Wiranto, but Megawati did not present.

    Both Kalla and Megawati rejected the result, saying that irregularities were found during the counting process.

    President Susilo signed the final result, but Kalla and Megawati's representatives did not.

    They planned to file lawsuit to the country's Constitutional Court. According to the law, it is allowed to file complaint or protest to the court within three days after the announcement.

    "We plan to file a suit on Monday," a co-charman of Golakar Party Baharuddin Napitapulu told Xinhua after the announcement.

    Should it is found an irregularity, the court would process it for 14 days before making a decision.

    The inauguration of the winner will be conducted in October, after the tenure of the current presidency ended in the month.

    The commission announced that the total valid votes were 121.50million out of over 176 million eligible voters.

    President Susilo will have a greater room to implement his own policies particularly to speed reform, because of the victory of his party on April 9 election, experts said.

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