Indonesia

Dutch Colonialism

President Sukarno1945-1967

Balancing between the Military (right)

and the Communists (PKI)

Diversity

October 1965 Coup

President Suharto, 1967-1998Time cover 1966

• The New Order• Dwifungsi (Dual Function)

US Anti-Communist Ally(and eventually important trading partner)

Economics

• Oil• 1986 begins economic reforms (East Asian

Model)• A Tiger?• Or more than that?– A BRIC?

1997 East Asian CrisisInvestment and GDP

GDP Growth

IMF Loan Signing

1998 Protests

Protests Become Riotsafter military response

Over 5,000 Deaths

May 21, 1998, Suharto Resigns

The Beginning is almost the EndTimor L’este

Democracy BeginsConstitution (1945 with amendments)

Executive Legislative JudicialPresident People’s ConsultativeCabinet Assembly (MPR)Ministries *Bicameral Parliament

*5 year terms for each chamber*elected at the same time

Legislative Branch(How Elections Work)

MPR

DPR DPDHouse of RegionalRepresentatives Representative560 seats Council(Lower House) 132 seats

(4 from each Province)(Upper House)

Special Requirements

• Party must have 3.5 % of national vote to qualify for any seats

• 1/3 of candidates on party list must be women• To run, a Party needs:– a regional chapter in every province in the country (with

a permanent office)– a chapter in at least 75 percent of each province’s

regencies or municipalities (with a permanent office)– a chapter in at least half of each regency’s or

municipality’s districts (permanent office not required)– at least 1,000 members

President Abdurrahman Wahid, 1999-2001

President Megawati Sukarnoputri2001-2004

Pres. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)2004-2014

Economic Growth

Economic Growth

MPR Seats

2014 Schedule

Campaign Schedule Rules

• Campaign period for 2014 legislative elections: January 11 through April 5

• outdoor rallies, banners, large meetings, and campaign advertisements in mass media will only be allowed from March 16 to April 5

• campaigning will cease four days prior to the election (April 9)

Major Parties

Preliminary Results

Presidential Election• To nominate a Presidential Candidate: – a party needs at least 25% of the popular vote in

parliamentary elections—or 20% of the seats• First Round July 9, 2014• Pres/VP combo wins with – 50 percent of the vote nationwide; and – more than 20 percent of the vote in over half the

provinces • If no one achieves this in first round, second

round held between top two candidates (September if necessary)

Candidates?

FrontrunnerJakarta Governor Joko Widodo (PDI-P)

(Jokowi)

Golkar CandidateAburizal Bakrie

Gerindra CandidatePrabowo Subianto