Election Results In Indonesia

Cnn indonesian president joko jokowi widodo is on course for a second term in office early results show with the incumbent moving comfortably ahead of his longtime rival former military.

Election results in indonesia. For the first time in the country s history the president the vice president members of the people s consultative assembly mpr and members of local legislative bodies were elected on the same day with over 190 million eligible voters. Indonesia s joko widodo reaches out to election rival prabowo subianto wants to maintain brotherly ties in his first remarks after the official results were released mr joko said he intended to. About 192 million people in indonesia are eligible to cast their vote in a general election on 17 april.

Politics indonesia awaits local election results as new dynasties at stake. For the first time presidential parliamentary and regional elections are all taking place. Since then the president is elected for a five year term as are the 575 member people s representative council dewan perwakilan rakyat dpr the 136 seat regional representative council dewan perwakilan daerah in.

These projected wins show that dynastic politics dominate in indonesia said titi anggraini a researcher for the association for elections and democracy or perludem. General elections were held in indonesia on 17 april 2019. Over 100m voters go to polls but nepotism still plagues nation s politics.

Early announcement by elections commission comes hours before expected opposition protests challenging the results. Joko widodo is about 10 percentage points ahead of his rival. Indonesia s president looks to be on course for re election according to unofficial results released within hours of polls closing.

20 but quick counts have proven accurate in predicting winners of past national and local elections. While the legislative elections are not less important most eyes are set on the presidential election. Sixteen parties participated in the elections nationally including four new parties.

Official results are expected by dec. Elections in indonesia have taken place since 1955 to elect a legislature at a national level indonesian people did not elect a head of state the president until 2004.