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Indonesia
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Republic of Indonesia |
Parliamentary |
June 7, 1999 |
At stake
in this election:
- Contested seats in the Dewan
Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR): 462
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief of State and Head of
Government: President Bacharuddin J. HABIBIE
- Parliament: Indonesia's unicameral
parliament, the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR), or House of Representatives, consists of 500 members.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president and vice-president are
elected by majority vote by the Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat (MPR) for five-year terms.
- 462 members of the Dewan
Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) are directly elected from 27 multi-member constituencies by a party list proportional representation system for five-year terms. The remaining 38 seats will be allocated to the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI).
- The Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat
(MPR), or People's Consultative Assembly, will be composed of the 500 DPR members plus 200 non-DPR members. Of the non-DPR members, 135 delegates are chosen from the 27 provinces and 65 are chosen from the Society Group Representatives. The MPR is charged with selecting the president and vice-president of the republic and is scheduled to convene at least once a year.
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Main
parties in the electoral race:
- Party: Golkar
Party
Leader: Akbar TANJUNG
- Party:
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)
Leader: Megawati SUKARNOPUTRI
- Party:
National Mandate Party (PAN)
Leader: Amien RAIS
- Party:
National Awakening Party (PKB)
Leader: Mathori ABDUL DJALIL
- Party: United
Development Party (PPP)
Leader: Hamzah HAZ
- Party:
Justice and Unity Party (PKP)
Leader: Eddie SUDRAJAT
- Party:
Crescent Star Party (PBB)
Leader: Yusril Ihza MAHENDRA
- PDI-P, PAN, and PKB
have agreed to contest the election as a coalition.
- 48 political parties
are officially registered for the June 1999 poll.
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When
was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary elections last held: May 29,
1997
- Seats decided in the 1997 election: 500 (425
popularly elected)
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 212,941,810 (July 1998
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 108,528,567
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Of Interest:
- The June 1999 election will be the
first poll since the end of President SUHARTO's 32-year rule. It will be Indonesia's first
open multi-party vote in four decades.
- Along with the DPR poll, provincial
and municipal level elections are also scheduled for June 7.
- The poll will be conducted by the
recently established National Election Commission, or Komisi Pemilahan Umum (KPU).
The KPU is composed of 48 representatives of political parties standing for election and
five representatives from the government. KPU members are allowed to run for office.
- Indelible ink will be used to ensure
that voters only vote once.
- The election comes two months before
a scheduled referendum on the political status of East Timor, the former Portuguese colony
annexed by Indonesia in 1976.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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