Jakarta – Hundreds of supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) reaffirmed on Tuesday their stance against any candidate with a military background, following Monday's announcement of the ballot results.

The General Elections Commission announced on Monday that incumbent and PDI-P leader Megawati Soekarnoputri and her former top security minister Gen. (ret) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will vie for the presidency in the September runoff.

Susilo and running mate Jusuf Kalla led the polls with 39,838,184 votes, or 33.57 percent of 118.6 million valid ballots, while Megawati and running mate Hasyim Muzadi came second with 31,569,104 votes, or 26.6 percent.

The statement was read by PDI-P's lawyer, R.O. Tambunan, during a rally commemorating the bloody attack of July 27, 1996 on the party's Jakarta headquarters.

The supporters expressed their wish for a civilian president while demanding that the government resolve the July 27 case.

Tambunan also named at Tuesday's rally those individuals believed responsible for the July 27 incident, including former president Soeharto, former Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) commander Gen. (ret) Feisal Tandjung, former ABRI social and political affairs chief Syarwan Hamid and former chief of the Jakarta military command Sutiyoso, who is now Jakarta governor.

During the July incident, five people were killed, 149 others injured and 23 went missing when a mob attacked the party headquarters.

Reports at the time said the attackers, believed to be from the rival PDI faction led by Soerjadi, were supported by the military.