party members struggled in an election that was seen as a referendum on the rule of lee mumback. the gap between rich and poor only got wider. back said she ooh on voters seemed to agree with what she had to say. the opposition failed to an capitalize on the dissatisfaction. the result is expected to affect what happens in the presidential election in december. >>> a tsunami watch has been lift lifted in indonesia. an earthquake occurred off the west coast of sumatra. a watch was issued after it hit mid afternoon wednesday. it reached 40 centimeters on northern sumatra. tsunami waves about 10 cemetese meters. there were a series of aftershocks including a magnitude 8.8 quake that struck about two hours later. no major damage is reported on sumatra but indonesia's government has sent officials to nearby islands to assess the situation. it sparked repeat fears of the 2004 earthquake in sumatra followed by a huge tsunami that left more than 280,000 people dead or missing in indonesia and other countries on the indian ocean. a professor from the university of tokyo's earthquake resea