Presidential Election Campaign In Indonesia

Jokowi was the reformist democrat who ran a hopeful campaign that.
Presidential election campaign 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. Both men had already been engaged in a fierce contest in 2014 one that was only narrowly won by jokowi. A look at some of the key issues addressed in the second in a series of debates leading up to indonesia s presidential elections.
Indonesia s presidential elections could set jakarta back by muhammad zulfikar rakhmat and muhamad randi ritvaldi once again jakarta will lose a top leader to a campaign for national office. The 1999 indonesian legislative election held on 7 june 1999 was the first election since the end of the new order and the first free election in indonesia since 1955. There are plenty of reasons to view this year s presidential elections in indonesia as less polarising than the last.
General elections were held in indonesia on 17 april 2019. By erin cook for the diplomat february 21 2019. The latest vote followed a bitter campaign in which religion played a key role but independent observers have said it was free and fair.
Prabowo subianto was the authoritarian populist with a formidable political machine and islamist allies. On wednesday evening 11 04 subianto formally accepted the mandate of the gerindra party to compete as presidential. A short guide to indonesia s election a thousand indonesias at stake in one election mr widodo won 55 5 of the vote to mr prabowo s 44 5 the election commission said.
The presidential election in indonesia next year may see a reprise of the testy 2014 contest between president joko widodo and retired general prabowo subianto after both men registered their. Tag 2019 presidential election the jakarta post. A short guide to indonesia s election a thousand.
Indonesia s core holds decisively in elections with rising exclusivism in many parts of indonesian society embracing inclusiveness is. Sixteen parties participated in the elections nationally including four new parties.