2014 Indonesian presidential election

2014 Indonesian presidential election

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Registered193,944,150 (Increase 9.97%)
Turnout69.58% (Decrease 2.99pp)
 
Candidate Joko Widodo Prabowo Subianto
Party PDI-P Gerindra
Alliance Great Indonesia[a] Red-White[b]
Running mate Jusuf Kalla Hatta Rajasa
Popular vote 70,997,833 62,576,444
Percentage 53.15% 46.85%


President before election

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Demokrat

Elected President

Joko Widodo
PDI-P

Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 9 July 2014,[1] with former general Prabowo Subianto contesting the elections against the governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo; incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office.[2][3] On 22 July the General Elections Commission (KPU) announced Joko Widodo's victory. He and his vice president, Jusuf Kalla, were sworn-in on 20 October 2014, for a five-year term.[4]

According to the 2008 election law, only parties or coalitions controlling 20% of DPR seats or winning 25% of the popular votes in the 2014 parliamentary elections are eligible to nominate a candidate. This law was challenged in the Constitutional Court,[5] but in late January 2014, the court ruled that the requirement would stand for this election.[6] No party exceeded the threshold in the 2014 legislative elections; therefore, two coalitions were formed.


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  1. ^ Hill, Cameron (28 March 2014). "Indonesia's 2014 national elections: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ Denny Indrayana (2008) Indonesian Constitutional Reform 1999–2002: An Evaluation of Constitution-Making in Transition, Kompas Book Publishing, Jakarta ISBN 978-979-709-394-5.
  3. ^ Law No. 42/2008 on the Election of the President and Vice-president Archived 9 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Indonesian)
  4. ^ Prokurat, Sergiusz (2014), Indonesian parliamentary and presidential elections in 2014. The electoral process and economic challenges (PDF), Józefów: Socio-economic relations between Europe and Asia in the 21st century", pp. 197–210, ISBN 978-83-62753-53-6, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2016, retrieved 28 July 2016
  5. ^ Markus Junianto Sihaloho, 'Presidential Threshold Likely to Here to Stay' Archived 16 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Jakarta Globe, 13 September 2013.
  6. ^ Parlina, Ina (25 January 2014). "Ruling stymies Prabowo's bid". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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