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UPCOMING ELECTION:

LEGISLATIVE ELECTION APRIL 9 2009

Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by direct vote to serve a 5-year term. In the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat), 550 members are elected to serve 5-year terms via an open list proportional representation system. In the Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, DPD), 168 candidates are elected using a Single Non Transferable Vote (SNTV). Each province required to elect four representatives to the DPD.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

*Click on links for definitions

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Contact the ACE Southeast Asia Regional Centre at ace.southeastasia@cetro.or.id
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Upcoming election

DID YOU KNOW?

“In Indonesia, a total of half a million military personnel do not exercise their right to vote.”

"In Indonesia, there is an election watch committee whose duties are to supervise every election implementation stage, accept election law violation reports, and settle dispute that occurs in the implementation of election.” 

Legislative Election

April 9, 2009

The election is scheduled to be held in Indonesia on April 9, 2009. The Electoral Management Body, Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU), has announced thirty four (34) political parties that will participate in the 2009 legislative election.

For complete list of the political parties (information in Bahasa), click here.

To visit the Electoral Management Body website (information in Bahasa), click here.

For more information on Indonesian election at Centre for Electoral Reform (CETRO) website (information in Bahasa), click here.

Most Recent Election

(courtesy of wikipedia)

Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on Monday July 5, and Monday September 20, 2004. In the second round former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono defeated incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Yudhoyono was inaugurated on October 20.

These were the first direct presidential elections in the history of Indonesia. Previously the President of Indonesia had been elected indirectly, by the legislature.