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Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 5 July and 20 September 2004. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held, in which Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono defeated Megawati Sukarnoputri and was elected president.
Since 2004, the President and Vice-President are directly elected to a five-year term.The presidency was established during the formulation of the 1945 constitution by the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (BPUPK), a body established by the occupying Japanese 16th Army on 1 March 1945 to work on "preparations for ...
The first inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (better known by his initials as SBY) as the 6th president of Indonesia took place on Wednesday, 20 October 2004. Yudhoyono was the first democratically and directly elected president of Indonesia, as the previous presidents were elected by the People's Consultative Assembly. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. Head of state and government of Indonesia For the list, see List of presidents of Indonesia. President of the Republic of Indonesia Presiden Republik Indonesia Presidential seal Incumbent Prabowo Subianto since 20 October 2024 Government of Indonesia Style Mr. President (informal) The ...
Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 8 July 2009. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won more than 60% (60.08%) of the vote in the first round, which enabled him to secure re-election without a run-off. Yudhoyono was officially declared the victor of the election on 23 July 2009, by the General Election Commission.
A former general linked to past human rights abuses claimed victory Wednesday in Indonesia’s presidential election, a result that would raise questions about the commitment to democratic values ...
Indonesia's upcoming presidential election will be a close contest between two popular candidates, the country's defence minister and a governor of one of its most populous provinces, an opinion ...
Following is a list of Indonesian presidential candidates by number of votes received. Presidential elections through direct voting began in the 2004 Indonesian presidential election, with prior presidents being voted for by the People's Consultative Assembly. Each election has seen an increasing number of total voters due to natural population ...