at their places of work, and local government officials, who wanted them to vote near their homes, as each wanted to ensure they met their responsibility to achieve their quota of Golkar votes. Results While Golkar won 282 seats in the MPR, the PDI lost 45 (winning 56 seats) while the PPP, thanks in part to the pro-Megawati PDI wing support, won 62 seats, an increase of 27. By province 1998 indirect presidential election Following the legislative election, on 10 March 1998, an indirect presidential election took place that saw president Suharto be re-elected unanimously to a seventh term by the People's Consultative Assembly along with new Vice-President BJ Habibie. Despite the election, which took place during the height of the 1998 financial crisis, Suharto was forced to resign that May, just two months into what was to have been a five-year term. Notes References Sources Nohlen, Dieter, Grotz, Florian & Hartmann, Christof (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II Legislative elections in Indonesia Indonessia New Order (Indonesia) Legislative People's Consultative Assembly