jahroeddin Z.P. and Syamsuria Ryacudu on Monday.

jahroeddin Z.P. and Syamsuria Ryacudu on Monday.

The winning pair, strongly supported by the faction of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), beat Oemarsono and Ibrahim B.S, who were supported by the Indonesian military and police faction.

The revote, held under tight security following an overnight blast, followed the dismissal of governor-elect Alzier Dianis Thabrani, which recently was declared unlawful by the Jakarta Administrative Court.

Alzier was a leader of the local chapter of PDI-P before he was dismissed for breaching the party's order to support the reelection of Oemarsono almost two years ago. The governor-elect has been named a suspect in a graft case and for submitting a fake university diploma.

The move to elect Sjahroeddin was aimed at boosting Megawati's chance of winning the upcoming presidential election, according to chairman of the PKB's Lampung chapter Safrin Romas.