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Elections in Indonesia gives information on Election and election results in Indonesia . Indonesia elects on national level a Head Of State - the President - and a Legislature . The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The People's Representative Council (''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat'') has 550 members, elected for a five year term by Proportional Representation in multi-member Constituencies . Indonesia has a Multi-party system, with numerous Parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and Parties must work with each other to form Coalition Government s. LATEST ELECTIONS See Also: Indonesian presidential election, 2004 See Also: Indonesian legislative election, 2004 PAST ELECTIONS There have been 9 General Elections in Indonesia, held in 1955 , 1971 , 1982 , 1987 , 1992 , 1997 , 1999 , and 2004 . The 1955 Election Indonesia's first general election was in order to elect the members of the People's Representative Council ''(DPR - Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat)'' and the Constitutional Assembly ''(Konstituante)''. The election was organised by the Government of Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo . However, the Prime Minister declined to stand for election, and Burhanuddin Harahap became Prime Minister. The election occurred in two stages:
The five largest parties in the election were the National Party Of Indonesia ''(Partai Nasional Indonesia)'', Masyumi , Nahdlatul Ulama , the Communist Party Of Indonesia ''(PKI - Partai Komunis Indonsia)'', and the Indonesian Islam Alliance Party ''(Partai Syarikat Islam Indonesia)''. The 1971 Election This election took place on 5 July 1971 and was the first election after the establishment of the New Order . 10 political parties participated. The five largest political parties were Golkar , Nahdlatul Ulama, Parmusi , the National Party of Indonesia and the Indonesian Islam Alliance Party. The Fusion of Political Parties In 1975 Legislation addressing political parties and Golkar (UU 3 1975) forced all the political parties, with the exception of Golkar, to be absorbed into one of two political parties, the United Development Party ''(PPP - Partai Persatuan Pembangunan)'' and the Democratic Party Of Indonesia ''(PDI - Partai Demokrasi Indonesia)''. Elections Under the New Order (1977-1997) Elections after the 1977 Fusion of Political Parties were held under the government of President Suharto . These elections are frequently labelled the 'New Order Elections' and in accordance with the legislation of 1975, were contested by three groups - the two political parties and Golkar. All elections in this period were won by Golkar. The 1999 Election The 1999 election was the first election held after the collapse of the New Order and was held on 7 June 1999 under the government of President BJ Habibie . 48 political parties participated. The five largest parties were the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle ''(Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan)'', a reformed Golkar, The United Development Party ''(Partai Persatuan Pembangunan)'', the National Awakening Party ''(Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa)'', and the National Mandate Party ''(Partai Amanat Nasional)''. Under the constitution, the new President was elected by members of both houses of Parliament in a joint sitting, with the result that although the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle won the election with 35% of the popular vote, the new President was not that party's nominee, Megawati Sukarnoputri , but was Abdurrahman Wahid , from the National Awakening Party, with Megawati as Vice-President. 2004 election SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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