2014 Indonesian presidential election
Introduction '''Presidential elections''' were held in Indonesia on 9 July 2014, 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. 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.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, but in late January 2014, the court ruled that the requirement would stand for this election. No party exceeded the threshold in the 2014 legislative elections; therefore, two coalitions were formed.
Electoral system Arrangements for the conduct of elections in Indonesia are carried out under the supervision of the KPU. The presidential elections in 2014 were carried out under the 2008 election law (''Undang-undang, ''or'' ''UU) No. 42 on the election of a president and vice president. '''Arrangements for nominations'''An important requirement, set out in Law No. 42 of 2008 (Clause 9), is that nominations of candidates for the presidential election may only be made by a party (or coalition of parties) which has at least 20% of the seats in the national parliament (the DPR, or the ''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat'') or which received 25% of national votes in the previous national legislative election for the DPR. In practice, these conditions set a rather high bar for nomination. The likelihood is that only candidates supported by one of the major parties, perhaps with some support from several of the minor parties, will be able to meet the conditions for nomination. Among other things, the effect of this requirement is likely to be a strict limit on the number of candidates who will be able to stand for the presidency.Indonesia worked towards implementing e-voting the 2014 general elections using electronic identity cards (e-KTP), which had been tested in six districts/cities, namely Padang, West Sumatra; Denpasar, Bali; Jembrana, Bali; Yogyakarta, Java; Cilegon, West Java; and Makassar, (South Sulawesi).However, the system was not ready for the election. Therefore, voters still voted on paper by punching a hole in one of the two candidates' photograph, number, or name. The ballots were then collected and counted at the village level, then city/regency level, province level, and finally the national level.
Political parties Candidates for president are nominated as individuals (along with a vice-presidential running partner); however, support from the main political parties is likely to play a crucial role in influencing the result. Partly for this reason, the highly changeable map of political parties in Indonesia contributes to the uncertainty of political trends in the run-up to the presidential election. In recent years, the number of political parties contesting major elections (for both national and regional parliaments and the presidential elections) has varied considerably. * In '''2004''', 24 parties contested the national elections and 16 secured enough seats to be represented in the national parliament. * In '''2009''', 38 parties contested the national elections and nine secured enough seats to be represented in the national parliament. * In '''2014''', 12 parties contested the national legislative elections on 9 April, and three more were authorised to run candidates in Aceh. (Brief details of the parties are listed at the relevant page on the website of the KPU.) It is expected that candidates for president who hope to mount an effective campaign will need to secure the support of at least one of the major parties as well as several other smaller parties. Details of the '''twelve main national parties''' who qualified to mount nationwide political campaigns are as follows:===Summary of registered parties support===Known as Party  English name  Supporting DPR seats  DPR seats %  Legislative votes %GerindraPartai Gerakan Indonesia RayaGreat Indonesia Movement Party  '''Nominee''': Prabowo Subianto (Gerindra)'''Running mate''': Hatta Rajasa (PAN)   '''Majority coalition''':Gerindra/Golkar/PPP/PKS/PAN/Demokrat 63.04% 59.12%GolkarPartai Golongan KaryaGolkar PartyPPPPartai Persatuan PembangunanUnited Development PartyPKSPartai Keadilan SejahteraProsperous Justice PartyPANPartai Amanat NasionalNational Mandate PartyPBBPartai Bulan BintangCrescent Star PartyPDPartai DemokratDemocratic Party*PDI-PPartai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle  '''Nominee''': Joko Widodo (PDI-P)'''Running mate''': Jusuf Kalla (Golkar)   '''Minority coalition''':PDI-P/Hanura/NasDem/PKB 36.96% 40.88%HanuraPartai Hati Nurani RakyatPeople's Conscience PartyNasDemNasdem PartyPKBPartai Kebangkitan BangsaNational Awakening PartyPKPIPartai Keadilan dan Persatuan IndonesiaIndonesian Justice and Unity Party* Parties that are in light grey shows that they do not pass the 2014 Parliamentary Threshold of 2.5% of the national legislative vote. They were also initially barred participation in the next election for the same reason. * The leader of Democratic Party and sitting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was officially neutral in the election.
Candidates === Nominees ==='''01''''''2014 Great Indonesia Movement Party ticket''''''''for President''''''''''for Vice President''''' border border Commander of Army Strategic Reserve Command (1998)2009 vice-presidential nominee  Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs (2009–2014)'''Campaign'''200x100px'''02''''''2014 Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle ticket''''''''for President''''''''''for Vice President''''' border border Governor of Jakarta (2012–2014)Mayor of Surakarta (2005–2012) 10th Vice President of Indonesia (2004–2009)'''Campaign'''200x100px=== Previously considered potential ===Before the national legislative elections on 9 April 2014, the following candidates had declared their intention to run for president. Following the legislative elections, these candidates were unable to reach the threshold. Party  Candidate  DetailsGolkarAburizal BakrieChairman of the Golkar party. Formerly, there had been discontent in some quarters within the party about Bakrie's candidature. There had been some talk of a possible move to reconsider the decision to nominate him. However, Golkar appears united behind him as the official candidate, although some members (especially in Eastern Indonesian region) defect to support Jusuf KallaHanuraWirantoFormer Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, 2004 presidential nominee, and 2009 vice-presidential nomineeCrescent Star PartyYusril Ihza MahendraFormer chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB). A top lawyer and a specialist in government laws of Indonesia.United Development PartySuryadharma AliChairman of the United Development Party (PPP). Recently been announced official suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on the case of Umroh budget corruption.
Polling '''NOTE:''' The quality of polling in Indonesia varies considerably. Furthermore, some of the polling institutions provide little information about their polling methods. The data set out below should therefore be treated with care. Pollster Date Highlights Soegeng Sarjadi Syndicate (SSS) 3–8 October 2011'''Prabowo Subianto''' 28%, Mahfud MD 10.6%, Sri Mulyani Indrawati 7.4%, Aburizal Bakrie 6.8%, Said Akil Siradj 6%, Muhammad Sirajuddin Syamsuddin 5.2%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 4.2%, Jusuf Kalla 4.0%, Djoko Suyanto 3.2%, Hatta Rajasa 2.8%, Surya Paloh 2.5%. Jaringan Suara Indonesia (JSI) 10–15 October 2011'''Megawati Soekarnoputri''' 19.6%, Prabowo Subianto 10.8%, Aburizal Bakrie 8.9%, Wiranto 7.3%, Hamengkubuwono X 6.5%, Hidayat Nur Wahid 3.8%, Surya Paloh 2.3%, Sri Mulyani Indrawati 2.0%, Kristiani Herawati 1.6%, Hatta Rajasa 1.6%, Anas Urbaningrum 1.5%, Sutanto 0.2%, Djoko Suyanto 0.2%. Reform InstituteOctober 2011'''Aburizal Bakrie''' 13.58%, Prabowo Subianto 8.46%, Jusuf Kalla 7.06%, Hidayat Nur Wahid 5.17%, Kristiani Herawati 4.13%. Center for Policy Studies and Strategic Development (Puskaptis)22 January – 2 February 2012'''Prabowo Subianto''' 16.4%, Hatta Rajasa 14.6%, Aburizal Bakrie 13.5%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 13%, Akbar Tandjung 12.7%. Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI)  1–12 February 2012'''Megawati Soekarnoputri''' 22.2%, Prabowo Subianto 16.8%, Aburizal Bakrie 10.9%, Wiranto 10.6%, Hatta Rajasa 5.4%, other names 10.3%, undecided voters 23.8%. Asia Pacific Association of Political Consultant (APAPC)March 2012'''Prabowo Subianto''' 20.0%, Aburizal Bakrie 18.0%, Hamengkubuwono X 11.0%, Hatta Rajasa 6%, Kristiani Herawati 6%, Surya Paloh 5%, Mahfud MD 3%, Dahlan Iskan 2% Djoko Suyanto 1%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 1%, undecided voters 23%. Asia Pacific Association of Political Consultant (APAPC)April 2012'''Aburizal Bakrie''' 22.0%, Prabowo Subianto 20.0%, Hamengkubuwono X11.0% Hatta Rajasa 6%, Dahlan Iskan 5%, Kristiani Herawati 4%, Surya Paloh 3%, Mahfud MD 3%, Djoko Suyanto 2%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 1%, undecided voters 20% Asia Pacific Association of Political Consultant (APAPC)May 2012 '''Prabowo Subianto''' 20.0%, Aburizal Bakrie 18.0% Hamengkubuwono X 9.0%, Dahlan Iskan 8%, Hatta Rajasa 6% Kristiani Herawati 4%, Mahfud MD 3%, Surya Paloh 2%  Djoko Suyanto 1%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 1%, undecided voters 23% Soegeng Sarjadi Syndicate (SSS) 14–24 May 2012'''Prabowo Subianto''' 25.8%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 22.4%, Jusuf Kalla 14.9%, Aburizal Bakrie 10.6%, Surya Paloh 5.3%, Wiranto 4.6%, Hamengkubuwono X 3.7%, Sri Mulyani Indrawati 2.1%, Hidayat Nur Wahid 1.8%, Kristiani Herawati 1.8%, Akbar Tanjung 1.3%, Djoko Suyanto 1.0%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 0.9%. Asia Pacific Association of Political Consultant (APAPC)June 2012 '''Prabowo Subianto''' 21.0%, Aburizal Bakrie 17.0%, Kristiani Herawati 10%, Hamengkubuwono X 9.0%, Dahlan Iskan 7%, Mahfud MD 5%, Hatta Rajasa 4%, Surya Paloh 3%  Djoko Suyanto 1%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 1%, undecided voters 20% Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) 2–11 June 2012'''Megawati Soekarnoputri''' 18.3%, Prabowo Subianto 18.0%, Aburizal Bakrie 17.5%, Hatta Rajasa 6.8%, Kristiani Herawati 6.5%. National Survey Institute 10–20 June 2012'''Megawati Soekarnoputri''' 18.0%, Prabowo Subianto 17.4%, Aburizal Bakrie 17.1%, Wiranto 10.2%, Mahfud MD 7.3%. Asia Pacific Association of Political Consultant (APAPC)July 2012 '''Prabowo Subianto''' 20.1%, Aburizal Bakrie 19.4%, Hamengkubuwono X 8.6%, Kristiani Herawati 6.8%, Hatta Rajasa 6.4%, Dahlan Iskan 5.6%, Mahfud MD 3.6%, Surya Paloh 3%  Djoko Suyanto 1.5%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 0.9%, undecided voters 20.3% Asia Pacific Association of Political Consultant (APAPC)August 2012 '''Prabowo Subianto''' 20.0%, Aburizal Bakrie 17.0%, Dahlan Iskan 9.0%, Hamengkubuwono X 9.0%, Kristiani Herawati 9.0%, United Data Centre 3–18 January 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 21.2%, Prabowo Subianto 17.1%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 11.5%, Rhoma Irama 10.4%, Aburizal Bakrie 9.4%, Jusuf Kalla 7.1% Asia Pacific Association of Political Consultant (APAPC)February 2013 '''Prabowo Subianto''' 17.0%, Aburizal Bakrie 17.0%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 11.0%, Jusuf Kalla 9.0%, Dahlan Iskan 7.0%  Hamengkubuwono X 5.0%, Kristiani Herawati 5.0%, Hatta Rajasa 5.0%, Mahfud MD 4.0%, Sri Mulyani Indrawati 2.0%, Djoko Suyanto 1.0%, Gita Wirjawan 1.0%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 1.0%, Surya Paloh 1.0% undecided voters 12.0% Jakarta Survey Institute 9–15 February 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 18.1%, Prabowo Subianto 10.9%, Wiranto 9.8%, Jusuf Kalla 8.9%, Aburizal Bakrie 8.7%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 7.2%, Mahfud MD 5.4%, Dahlan Iskan 3.6%, Hatta Rajasa 2.9%, Surya Paloh 2.5%, Rhoma Irama 1.7%, Muhaimin Iskandar 1.1% other names 0.8% Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) 1–8 March 2013'''Megawati Soekarnoputri''' 20.7%, Aburizal Bakrie 20.3% Prabowo Subianto 19.2%, Wiranto 8.2%, Hatta Rajasa 6.4%, Kristiani Herawati 2.4%, Surya Paloh 2.1% Suryadharma Ali 1.9%, Anis Matta 1.1%, Muhaimin Iskandar 1.6%, Indonesia Network Election Survey (INES) 18–30 March 2013'''Prabowo Subianto''' 39.8%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 17.2%, Hatta Rajasa 14.4%, Aburizal Bakrie 10.3%, Kristiani Herawati 5.1%, Jusuf Kalla 4.2%, Wiranto 3.3%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 3.3%, Djoko Suyanto 1%, Surya Paloh 0.7%, Sutiyoso 0.7% Political Climatology Institute 20–30 March 2013'''Prabowo Subianto''' 19.8%, Wiranto 15.4%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 13.3%, Kristiani Herawati 4.8%, Hatta Rajasa 3.9%, Surya Paloh 3.8%, Sutiyoso 2.7%, Yusril Ihza Mahendra 2.5%, Muhaimin Iskandar 1.8%, Anis Matta 1.3%, Suryadaharma Ali 1.1%, undecided voters 11.4% Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)  9–16 April 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 28.6%, Prabowo Subianto 15.6%, Aburizal Bakrie 7%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 5.4%, Jusuf Kalla 3.7%, Mahfud MD 2.4%, Hatta Rajasa 2.2% undecided voters 28.0% Indonesian Institute of Sciences 10–31 May 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 22.6%, Prabowo Subianto 14.2%, Aburizal Bakrie 9.4%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 9.3%, Jusuf Kalla 4.2%, Rhoma Irama 3.5%, Wiranto 3.4%, Mahfud MD 1.9%, Hatta Rajasa 1.2%, Hamengkubuwono X 1.2%, Surya Paloh 1.2% Indonesian Research CentreMay 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 24.8%, Prabowo Subianto 14.8%, Aburizal Bakrie 7.9%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 5.5%, Wiranto 3.9%, Mahfud MD 3.7%, Dahlan Iskan 3.5%, Rhoma Irama 2.7%, Hary Tanoesodibjo 2.3%, Kristiani Herawati 2% United Data Center 8–11 June 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 29.57%, Prabowo Subianto 19.83%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 13.08%, Aburizal Bakrie 11.62% Jusuf Kalla 5.47%, Wiranto 3.59%, Mahfud MD 1.2%, Hatta Rajasa 1.2%, Dahlan Iskan 1.11%, Chairul Tanjung 0.43%, Marzuki Alie 0.26%, Djoko Suyanto 0.09%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 0.09% Soegeng Sarjadi Syndicate 3–22 July 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 25.48%, Prabowo Subianto 10.52%, Jusuf Kalla 5.69%, Aburizal Bakrie 4.23%, Dahlan Iskan 4.18%, Mahfud MD 2.72, Megawati Soekarnoputri 2.68%. Wiranto 1.18%, Hidayat Nur Wahid 1.02%, Hatta Rajasa 0.81%, Chairul Tanjung 0.53%, Surya Paloh 0.33%, Hamengkubuwono X 0.33%, Sri Mulyani Indrawati 0.2%, Kristiani Herawati 0.2%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 0.12% Indonesian Research Centre8–11 July 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 32.0%, Prabowo Subianto 8.2%, Wiranto 6.7%, Dahlan Iskan 6.3%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 6.1%, Jusuf Kalla 3.7%, Aburizal Bakrie 3.3%, Mahfud MD 2.8%, KompasJuly 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 32.5%, Prabowo Subianto 15.1%, Aburizal Bakrie 8.8%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 8.0%, Jusuf Kalla 4.5%, other names 18.2%, undecided 12.9% Political Climatology Institute  12–18 August 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 19.6%, Wiranto 18.5%, Prabowo Subianto 15.4%, Jusuf Kalla 7.6%, Aburizal Bakrie 7.3%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 6.1%, Dahlan Iskan 3.4%, Rhoma Irama 3.4%, Mahfud MD 3.3%, Hatta Rajasa 2.5%, Surya Paloh 2.4%, other names 1.3%, undecided 9.1% Alvara Research Centre 15–23 August 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 22.1%,Prabowo Subianto 17.0%, Jusuf Kalla 7.4%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 7.0%, Dahlan Iskan 6.9%, Aburizal Bakrie 6.2%, Wiranto 4.6%, Mahfud MD 4.0%, Surya Paloh 2.0%, Hatta Rajasa 1.0%, Hamengkubuwono X 0.9%, other names 1.0%, undecided 19.0% Cyrus Network23 – 28 August 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 27.1%, Prabowo Subianto 14.4%, Aburizal Bakrie 12.0%, Wiranto 7.5%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 4.9%, Jusuf Kalla 3.2% Soegeng Sarjadi Syndicate25 August – 9 September 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 45.8%, Jusuf Kalla 9.0%, Dahlan Iskan 7.5%, Prabowo Subianto 6.8%, Mahfud MD 5.8%, Wiranto 3.6%, Aburizal Bakrie 2.4%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 1.8%, Chairul Tanjung 1.6%, Hatta Rajasa 1.0%, Hidayat Nur Wahid 0.7%, Surya Paloh 0.5%, Hamengkubuwono X 0.5%, Sri Mulyani Indrawati 0.4%, Kristiani Herawati 0.4%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 0.4%, other names 1.0%, undecided 10.8% Cyrus Network12 – 14 September 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 43.7%, Prabowo Subianto 14.0%, Aburizal Bakrie 12.5%, Wiranto 7.3%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 4.9%, Jusuf Kalla 4.6% United Data Centre 21–24 September 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 36.0%, Prabowo Subianto 6.6%, Dahlan Iskan 5.5%, Wiranto 4.6%, Jusuf Kalla 4.0% Indonesia Research Centre (IRC) 25 September 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 34.5%, Wiranto 10.6%, Aburizal Bakrie 8.1%, Jusuf Kalla 6.2%. Megawati Soekarnoputri 6%, Surya Paloh 3.3%, Rhoma Irama 3.2%, Dahlan Iskan 2.8%, Mahfud MD 2%, Hidayat Nur Wahid 1.5%, Hatta Rajasa 1.3%, Suryadharma Ali 1.2%, Yusril Ihza Mahendra 0.9%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 0.9%, Gita Wirjawan 0.4%, Irman Gusman 0.2%, Other Names 0.4%, undecided 6.9%, secret answer 1% Pol Tracking Institute13 September – 11 October 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 37.6%, Prabowo Subianto 11.73%,Aburizal Bakrie 11.67%%, Jusuf Kalla 6.12%. Wiranto 5.78%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 3.31%, Mahfud MD2.17%, Hidayat Nur Wahid 1.5%, Hatta Rajasa 1.33%, Surya Paloh 1.17%, Dahlan Iskan 1.09%, undecided 14.52% Alvara Research CentreOctober 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 24.5%, Prabowo Subianto 9.1%, Aburizal Bakrie 7.4%, Wiranto 6.8%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 6.7%,Jusuf Kalla 4.2%, Dahlan Iskan 2.7%, Rhoma Irama 1.9%, Mahfud MD 1.2%, Surya Paloh 2.0%, Hatta Rajasa 1.1%, other names 3.8%, undecided 30.6% Roy Morgan ResearchOctober 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 37%,Prabowo Subianto 15%, Aburizal Bakrie 14%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 6%, Dahlan Iskan 6%, Jusuf Kalla 5%, Mahfud MD 3%, Hatta Rajasa 2%, other names 12% Indikator Politik Indonesia 10 – 20 October 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 35.9%, Prabowo Subianto 11.4%, Aburizal Bakrie 11.4%, Wiranto 7.8%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 5.9%, Jusuf Kalla 3.9%, Mahfud MD 1.2%, Dahlan Iskan 1.0% Indikator Politik Indonesia – 4 way race  10 – 20 October 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 47.4%, Prabowo Subianto 15.8%, Aburizal Bakrie 12.6%, Dahlan Iskan 3.7% Charta Politika28 November – 6 December 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 34.8%, Prabowo Subianto 11.2%, Aburizal Bakrie 8.3%, Jusuf Kalla 5.4%, Wiranto 5.2%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 2.8%, Kompas 27 November – 11 December 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 43.5%, Prabowo Subianto 11.1%, Aburizal Bakrie 9.2%, Wiranto 6.3%,Megawati Soekarnoputri 6.1%,Jusuf Kalla 3.1%,other names 9.8%, undecided 10.9% Indo Barometer 4–15 December 2013'''Joko Widodo''' 25.2%, Aburizal Bakrie 10.5%, Prabowo Subianto 9.7%, Wiranto 6.1%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 6%, Survei dan Polling Indonesia (SPIN) Institute15 December 2013 – 10 January 2014 '''Prabowo Subianto''' 26.5%, Aburizal Bakrie 17.7%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 14.6%, Wiranto 11.8% Indonesia Network Election Survey (INES)1–14 February 2014 '''Prabowo Subianto''' 40.8%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 19.5%, Aburizal Bakrie 11.3%, Dahlan Iskan 6.9%, Wiranto 6.3%, Joko Widodo 5.6%, Hatta Rajasa 2.4%, Jusuf Kalla 2.2%, Surya Paloh 1.7%, Pramono Edhie Wibowo 1.3%, Ani Yudhoyono 1.1%, Sutiyoso 0.9% Roy Morgan ResearchFebruary 2014'''Joko Widodo''' 40%, Prabowo Subianto 17%, Aburizal Bakrie 11%, Wiranto 7%, Jusuf Kalla 5%, Megawati Soekarnoputri 4%, Dahlan Iskan 4%, Mahfud MD 3%, Hatta Rajasa 2%, other names 7%'''NOTE:''' See cautionary note at the top of this table.
Timeline '''NOTE:''' The following timeline refers to some dates which refer to the national parliamentary elections due in mid-2014 as well as other events in addition to the presidential election. These dates are noted because events leading up to the national parliamentary elections will, in the minds of voters and party organisers, be closely linked to the presidential election. Date  Event  RemarksJan 2014PreparationsDuring January and February the Democrat Party held public meetings in main towns in Indonesia to allow the main candidates for the Democrat Party nomination to test their support.March Campaigning Nationwide campaigning for the national legislative (parliamentary and assembly) elections6–8 AprilCooling-off period9 AprilLegislative electionsSimultaneous national elections for the national parliament (DPR, 560 seats), 33 provincial assemblies (DPRD I, 2,137 seats) and 497 district (''kabupaten'' and ''kota'') assemblies (DPRD II, 17,560 seats)See also: 2014 Indonesian legislative election9 MayResultsResults of the legislative elections are required to be announced within 30 days of the polling day.Early MayNominationThe names of all candidates running (jointly) for the positions of president and vice president must be formally logged at the Indonesian Electoral Commission within seven days after the results of the legislative elections are announced (see above).31 MayAnnouncementThe KPU announce the names of the presidential candidatesCampaigningNationwide campaign by presidential candidates6–8 JulyCooling-off periodNo campaign of any form is allowed9 JulyElectionPresidential election 10–12 July Recapitulation At the sub-district level 10–14 July Recapitulation For ballots from abroad 13–15 July Recapitulation At the district level 16–17 July Recapitulation At the municipality/regency level 18–19 July Recapitulation At the province level 20–22 July RecapitulationAt the national level 22–23 JulyResultsResults of the presidential election are required to be announced within 14 days of the polling day.20 OctoberInaugurationSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono completes his term and the seventh president is sworn in
Counting and results Following the election on 9 July 2014, Joko Widodo announced his victory based on quick counts of votes from several zones; most of these independent pollsters indicated a Joko Widodo victory (52–53% of votes to Prabowo's 46–48%). Prabowo also claimed victory, citing other polls. As the official count continued, the KPU released scans of the tally (C1) forms from each polling station on its official website, allowing downloads of the official data.In the lead up to the official announcement of the official results by the KPU, Prabowo pushed for the Commission to delay the announcement by two weeks, allowing his party to investigate claimed manipulations of the voting process. This request was denied. The Prabowo camp also called for a new vote in some zones. However, several Prabowo supporters congratulated Joko Widodo on his election or conceded the election. PAN politician Hanafi Rais, writing three days before the results were announced, sent a press release which stated: "We congratulate Bapak Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla — who will helm the national leadership for the next five years". The same day, Prabowo's campaign manager Mahfud MD returned his mandate to Prabowo, stating that the election was over; he was replaced by Lt. Gen. Yunus Yosfiah on 22 July 2014.alt=Joko Widodo votes in Indonesia's 2014 presidential election|Joko Widodo votes in Indonesia's 2014 presidential electionOut of fear that inter-party tension could lead to riots such as those which led to the downfall of former president Suharto, the Indonesian government deployed over 250,000 police officers throughout the country. In central Jakarta, hundreds of police were stationed – particularly around the KPU's offices. Following bomb threats against Jakarta City Hall, after the KPU's announcement military officials tightened security around it Commission's headquarters. A group of Prabowo supporters staged a non-violent protest near the offices.===Prabowo's withdrawal===On 22 July 2014, the day that the KPU was due to announce its official tally, Prabowo withdrew from the recapitulation process after having insisted on his victory since the initial quick counts were released. He attributed this withdrawal to Indonesia "failing in its duty to democracy" because of "massive cheating that is structured and systematic", and stated that he and Hatta "exercise our constitutional right to reject the presidential election and declare it unconstitutional". His speech, aired live, implied that he would challenge the results in the Constitutional Court (''Mahkamah Konstitusi''). Later reports indicated confusion over whether Prabowo had resigned from the election or simply rejected the count.According to Douglas Ramage, Managing Director for Indonesia at BowerGroupAsia, this was the first time since ''reformasi (the Reformation)'' began in 1998 that the legitimacy of the election process has been questioned; he declared that the country was entering "uncharted territory". The legality of a Prabowo challenge is questionable, as – if he withdrew – he is no longer considered a presidential candidate. If he can make the challenge, according to ''The Jakarta Post'', the gap between the two candidates is sufficient to make such a challenge difficult. Under the presidential election law, Prabowo could face up to six years in prison and a 100 billion rupiah ($10 million) fine for withdrawing. Following the announcement, the value of the Indonesian rupiah dropped by 0.3%, and the JSX Composite fell by 0.9%. Observers denied Prabowo's allegations of cheating, finding that the elections were "generally fair and free"; Maswadi Rauf of the University of Indonesia stated that there was "no sign of significant fraud", and that Prabowo's withdrawal simply reflected "the real attitudes of the elite, who are not yet ready to accept losing". In a survey, 90% of the Indonesian populace were satisfied with the KPU's handling of the election.===Announcement and reaction===After Prabowo's withdrawal, his witnesses also left the announcement ceremony. However, the official tally continued; the Commission chief, Husni Kamil Manik, said that they had already fulfilled their obligations by inviting the witnesses. A victory for Joko Widodo was expected, and realised hours later, although the initially planned 4:00 p.m. announcement was delayed for four hours. The KPU gave Joko Widodo a victory of 53.15% of the vote (representing 70.99 million voters), to Prabowo's 46.85% (62.57 million votes). This was the closest vote in the history of free elections in the country; the two previous elections, in 2004 and 2009, had been landslide victories for Yudhoyono.The Prabowo camp continued to reject the KPU's count, announcing that they trusted the count provided by the PKS, which gave a Prabowo victory, more than the Commission's. Prabowo's camp later stated that it intended to report the KPU to the police for continuing its recapitulation despite calls for a delay and questions of the vote's validity.After the announcement, Joko Widodo stated that growing up under the authoritarian and corrupt New Order, he would have never expected someone with a lower-class background to become president. ''The New York Times'' reported him as saying, "now, it's quite similar to America, yes? There is the American dream, and here we have the Indonesian dream.". Joko Widodo was the first Indonesian president to not be from the military or the political elite, and the political commentator Salim Said gave the popular view of the politician "someone who is our neighbour, who decided to get into politics and run for president".The Singaporean prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, posted his congratulations on Twitter minutes after the election, expressing hope that Joko Widodo would work towards improving relations between the two countries. Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia, stated that Joko Widodo's election was a "milestone" for the development of democracy in Indonesia, and stated his hope that the two countries' relations could be reinforced following a decline caused by espionage scandals and human trafficking. US President Barack Obama also congratulated Jokowi and is also willing to improve relations between Indonesia and the US. However, Prabowo asked for world leaders to withhold congratulatory statements to Jokowi.====Appeal====A voting ballot just after the official closing of elections at a voting station in Jakarta. The ballot is punched at section 1 (in favour of Prabowo Subianto)A member of the Prabowo-Hatta campaign team outlined the eight final moves that Prabowo plans to take to overturn the election result. These are:# File a lawsuit over the election result with the Constitutional Court# Report alleged ethical violations by the KPU to the Election Organisers Ethics Council (DKPP).# File a report with the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu).# Report electoral violations to the police.# Making a report to the Ombudsman.# File a report with the State Administrative Court (PTUN) asking for the KPU on the election result to be annulled.# Political manoeuvring within the People's Representative Council (DPR) by establishing a Presidential Election Special Committee to evaluate the performance of the KPU. The manoeuvring was done by parties within Prabowo-Hatta's coalition.# A class action.Prabowo Subianto took an appeal against the election result to the Constitutional Court of Indonesia, alleging "structured, systematic and massive" violations and that up to 24.1 million votes were "troubled". The first hearing was on 6 August. Hundreds of supporters were present outside the court. On 21 August the court delivered a unanimous 9–0 verdict in favour of rejecting all aspects of the appeal. A spokesperson for Subianto stated that his team did not consider the ruling fair, but they would accept the court's judgement. On the same day, the Election Organizers Ethics Council (DKPP) ruled that there had been some ethical violations. Of the nine local election commissioners dismissed for taking bribes, four of them took money from Prabowo's Gerindra Party.===Official results=======National====Votes by province75x75px75x75pxTotal votesPrabowo SubiantoGerindraJoko WidodoPDI-P Votes % Votes % Sumatra Aceh  54.93  45.61  North Sumatra  44.76  55.24  West Sumatra  76.92  23.09  Riau  50.12  49.88  Jambi  49.25  50.75  South Sumatra  51.26  48.74  Bengkulu  45.27  54.73  Lampung  46.93  53.07  Bangka Belitung Islands  32.74  67.26  Riau Islands  40.37  59.63  Java Banten  57.10  42.90  Jakarta  46.92  53.08  West Java  59.78  40.22  Central Java  33.35  66.65  Yogyakarta  44.19  55.81  East Java  46.83  53.17  Kalimantan West Kalimantan  39.62  60.38  Central Kalimantan  40.21  59.79  South Kalimantan  50.05  49.95  East Kalimantan  36.62  63.38  Lesser Sunda Bali  28.58  71.42  West Nusa Tenggara  72.45  27.55  East Nusa Tenggara  34.08  65.92  Sulawesi North Sulawesi  46.12  53.81  Gorontalo  63.10  36.90  Central Sulawesi  45.13  54.87  Southeast Sulawesi  45.10  54.90  West Sulawesi  26.63  73.37  South Sulawesi  28.57  71.43  Maluku Maluku  49.48  50.52  North Maluku  54.45  45.55  Papua Papua 769,132 27.51 2,026,735 72.49  West Papua  32.37  67.63  At-large '''62,262,844''' '''46.85''' '''70,633,576''' '''53.15''' '''132,896,420'''====Overseas====Votes by countries75x75px75x75pxTotal votesPrabowo SubiantoGerindraJoko WidodoPDI-P Votes % Votes % Afghanistan Kabul 14 36.84 24 63.16 38 Algeria Algiers 355 51.82 330 48.18 685 Argentina Buenos Aires 44 23.53 143 76.47 187 Australia ''Canberra, ACT'' ''114'' ''20.11'' ''453'' ''79.89'' ''567'' ''Darwin, NT'' ''108'' ''25.41'' ''317'' ''74.59'' ''425'' ''Melbourne, Vic'' ''778'' ''12.21'' ''5,594'' ''87.79'' ''6,372'' ''Perth, WA'' ''547'' ''15.06'' ''3,084'' ''84.94'' ''3,631'' ''Sydney, NSW'' ''1,505'' ''13.31'' ''9,799'' ''86.69'' ''11,304'' At-large 2,652 12.11 19,247 87.89 21,899 Austria Vienna 87 20.23 343 79.77 430 Azerbaijan Baku 23 33.33 46 66.67 69 Bahrain Manama 213 52.46 193 47.54 406 Bangladesh Dhaka 85 45.21 103 54.79 188 Belgium Brussels 156 19.50 644 80.50 800 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 9 34.62 17 65.38 26 Brazil Brasília 30 43.48 39 56.52 69 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 2,825 42.99 3,746 57.01 6,571 Bulgaria Sofia 15 27.78 39 72.22 54 Cambodia Phnom Penh 326 29.05 796 70.95 1,122 Canada ''Ottawa'' ''70'' ''21.59'' ''270'' ''79.41'' ''340'' ''Toronto'' ''188'' ''13.49'' ''1,206'' ''86.51'' ''122'' ''Vancouver'' ''171'' ''12.46'' ''1,201'' ''87.54'' ''1,372'' At-large 429 13.81 2,677 86.19 3,106 Chile Santiago 13 11.93 96 88.07 109 China ''Beijing'' ''90'' ''10.10'' ''801'' ''89.90'' ''891'' ''Guangzhou'' ''125'' ''9.10'' ''1,248'' ''90.90'' ''1,373'' ''Hong Kong SAR'' ''10,728'' ''25.74'' ''30,956'' ''74.26'' ''41,684'' ''Shanghai'' ''98'' ''11.05'' ''789'' ''88.95'' ''887'' At-large (Mainland China) 313 9.93 2,838 90.07 3,151 At-large (Mainland China+SARs) 11,041 24.63 33,794 75.37 44,835 Colombia Bogotá 6 8.45 65 91.55 71 Croatia Zagreb 6 17.14 29 82.86 35 Cuba Havana 10 35.71 18 64.29 28 Czech Republic Prague 32 27.35 85 72.65 117 Denmark Copenhagen 55 15.99 289 84.01 344 East Timor Dili 1,108 25.96 3,160 74.04 4,268 Ecuador Quito 6 18.75 26 81.25 32 Egypt Cairo 1,809 71.81 710 28.19 2,519 Ethiopia Addis Ababa 23 57.50 17 42.50 40 Finland Helsinki 31 11.61 236 88.39 267 Fiji Suva 75 44.91 92 55.09 167 France ''Marseille'' ''57'' ''20.88'' ''216'' ''79.12'' ''273'' ''Paris'' ''252'' ''19.92'' ''1,013'' ''80.08'' ''1,265'' At-large 309 20.09 1,229 79.91 1,538 Germany ''Berlin'' ''372'' ''29.50'' ''889'' ''70.50'' ''1,261'' ''Frankfurt'' ''709'' ''17.94'' ''3,242'' ''82.06'' ''3,951'' ''Hamburg'' ''331'' ''21.72'' ''1,193'' ''78.28'' ''1,524'' At-large 1,412 20.96 5,324 79.04 6,736 Greece Athens 145 28.94 356 71.06 501 Hungary Budapest 18 18.00 82 82.00 100 India ''Mumbai'' ''210'' ''95.02'' ''11'' ''4.98'' ''221'' ''New Delhi'' ''57'' ''33.33'' ''114'' ''66.67'' ''171'' At-large 267 68.11 125 31.89 392 Iran Tehran 34 17.53 160 82.47 194 Iraq Baghdad 167 51.54 157 48.46 324 Italy Rome 153 20.82 582 79.18 735 Japan ''Osaka'' ''746'' ''42.00'' ''1,030'' ''58.00'' ''1,776'' ''Tokyo'' ''2,103'' ''39.32'' ''3,245'' ''60.68'' ''5,348'' At-large 2,849 40.00 4,275 60.00 7,124 Jordan Amman 215 70.03 92 29.97 307 Kazakhstan Astana 17 30.36 39 69.64 56 Kenya Nairobi 83 32.68 171 67.32 254 Kuwait Kuwait City 837 55.95 659 44.05 1,496 Laos Vientiane 72 40.22 107 59.78 179 Lebanon Beirut 62 50.00 62 50.00 124 Libya Tripoli 76 71.70 30 28.30 106 Madagascar Antananarivo 13 29.55 31 70.45 44 Malaysia ''Johor Bahru'' ''42,248'' ''61.29'' ''26,681'' ''38.71'' ''68,929'' ''Kota Kinabalu'' ''20,790'' ''41.84'' ''28,905'' ''58.16'' ''49,695'' ''Kuala Lumpur'' ''111,794'' ''84.26'' ''20,891'' ''15.74'' ''132,685'' ''Kuching'' ''33,633'' ''45.62'' ''40,091'' ''54.38'' ''73,724'' ''Penang'' ''10,773'' ''55.02'' ''8,806'' ''44.98'' ''19,579'' ''Tawau'' ''11,933'' ''30.33'' ''27,412'' ''69.67'' ''39,345'' At-large 231,171 60.21 152,786 39.79 383,957 Mexico Mexico City 34 26.36 95 73.64 129 Morocco Rabat 97 62.18 59 37.82 156 Mozambique Maputo 35 32.41 73 67.59 108 Myanmar Yangon 229 52.53 207 47.47 436 Namibia Windhoek 46 28.22 117 71.78 163 Netherlands The Hague 770 19.45 3,189 80.55 3,959 New Caledonia Noumea 71 27.20 190 72.80 261 New Zealand Wellington 260 14.61 1,519 85.39 1,779 Nigeria Abuja 184 34.20 354 65.80 538 North Korea Pyongyang 6 35.29 11 64.71 17 Norway Oslo 84 17.54 395 82.46 479 Oman Muscat 444 47.84 484 52.16 928 Pakistan ''Islamabad'' ''168'' ''69.71'' ''73'' ''30.29'' ''241'' ''Karachi'' ''71'' ''67.62'' ''34'' ''32.38'' ''105'' At-large 239 69.08 107 30.92 346 Panama Panama City 14 30.43 32 69.57 46 Papua New Guinea ''Port Moresby'' ''168'' ''36.92'' ''287'' ''63.08'' ''455'' ''Vanimo'' ''176'' ''30.24'' ''406'' ''69.76'' ''582'' At-large 344 33.17 693 66.83 1,037 Peru Lima 20 25.64 58 74.36 78 Philippines ''Davao City'' ''912'' ''52.47'' ''826'' ''47.53'' ''1,738'' ''Manila'' ''162'' ''12.67'' ''1,117'' ''87.33'' ''1,279'' At-large 1,074 35.60 1,943 64.40 3,017 Poland Warsaw 32 21.92 114 78.08 146 Portugal Lisbon 22 26.51 61 73.49 83 Qatar Doha 2,087 56.96 1,577 43.04 3,664 Romania Bucharest 27 40.30 40 59.70 67 Russia Moscow 70 26.42 195 73.58 265 Saudi Arabia ''Jeddah'' ''5,626'' ''51.22'' ''5,357'' ''48.78'' ''10,983'' ''Riyadh'' ''4,184'' ''49.71'' ''4,233'' ''50.29'' ''8,417'' At-large 9,810 50.57 9,590 49.43 19,400 Senegal Dakar 174 28.16 444 71.84 618 Serbia Belgrade 12 17.91 55 82.09 67Singapore 7,639 20.16 30,250 79.84 37,889 Slovakia Bratislava 24 36.36 42 63.64 66 South Africa ''Cape Town'' ''11'' ''15.49'' ''60'' ''84.51'' ''71'' ''Pretoria'' ''26'' ''21.31'' ''96'' ''78.69'' ''122'' At-large 37 18.75 156 81.25 192 South Korea Seoul 3,018 33.77 5,920 66.23 8,938 Spain Madrid 140 23.45 457 76.55 597 Sri Lanka Colombo 37 18.88 159 81.12 196 Sudan Khartoum 268 73.83 95 26.17 363 Suriname Paramaribo 87 32.83 178 67.17 265 Sweden Stockholm 92 20.35 360 79.65 452 Switzerland Bern 87 15.21 485 84.79 572 Syria Damascus 185 91.58 17 8.42 202 Taiwan Taipei 17,525 26.87 47,692 73.13 65,217 Tanzania Dar es Salaam 14 31.11 31 68.89 45 Thailand ''Bangkok'' ''389'' ''35.40'' ''710'' ''64.60'' ''1,099'' ''Songkhla'' ''247'' ''34.07'' ''478'' ''65.93'' ''725'' At-large 636 34.87 1,188 65.13 1,824 Tunisia Tunis 41 49.40 42 50.60 83 Turkey ''Ankara'' ''189'' ''76.21'' ''99'' ''23.79'' ''248'' ''Istanbul'' ''135'' ''53.36'' ''118'' ''46.64'' ''253'' At-large 324 64.67 217 35.33 501 Ukraine Kyiv 5 9.09 50 90.91 55 United Arab Emirates ''Abu Dhabi'' ''1,024'' ''54.15'' ''867'' ''45.85'' ''1,891'' ''Dubai'' ''720'' ''40.89'' ''1,041'' ''59.11'' ''1,761'' At-large 1,744 47.75 1,908 52.25 3,652 United Kingdom London 805 24.79 2,442 75.21 3,247 United States ''Chicago, IL'' ''123'' ''15.36'' ''678'' ''84.64'' ''801'' ''Houston, TX'' ''313'' ''13.93'' ''1,934'' ''86.07'' ''2,247'' ''Los Angeles, CA'' ''421'' ''11.97'' ''3,095'' ''88.03'' ''3,516'' ''New York City, NY'' ''866'' ''16.87'' ''4,267'' ''83.13'' ''5,133'' ''San Francisco, CA'' ''1,283'' ''20.89'' ''4,860'' ''79.11'' ''6,143'' ''Washington, D.C.'' ''277'' ''25.39'' ''814'' ''74.61'' ''1,091'' At-large 3,283 17.34 15,647 82.66 18,930 Uzbekistan Tashkent 19 33.93 37 66.07 56Vatican City 67 7.74 799 92.26 866 Venezuela Caracas 31 17.71 144 82.29 175 Vietnam ''Hanoi'' ''21'' ''14.58'' ''123'' ''85.42'' ''144'' ''Ho Chi Minh City'' ''110'' ''31.61'' ''238'' ''68.39'' ''348'' At-large 131 26.68 360 73.32 491 Yemen Sana'a 1,369 92.25 115 7.75 1,484 Zimbabwe Harare 167 31.33 366 68.67 533 At-large '''313,600''' '''46.26''' '''364,257''' '''53.74''' '''677,857'''===Quick count results=== Source Candidate Error Prabowo Subianto–Hatta Rajasa  Joko Widodo–Jusuf Kalla CSIS-Cyrus Network (Liputan6.com) 48.10% '''51.90%''' 1.25% Indikator Politik Indonesia (MetroTVnews) 47.05% '''52.95%''' 0.20% Kompas (Litbang) 47.66% '''52.34%''' 0.81% Lingkaran Survei Indonesia 46.43% '''53.57%''' 0.42% Poltracking 46.63% '''53.37%''' 0.22% Populi Center (Suara.com); 49.05% '''50.95%''' 2.20% Radio Republik Indonesia (antaranews.com) 47.32% '''52.68%''' 0.47% Saiful Mujani Research Center (SMRC) 47.09% '''52.91%''' 0.24% Indonesia Research Centre (IRC; okezone.com) '''51.11%''' 48.89% 4.26% Jaringan Suara Indonesia (JSI; Viva.co.id) '''50.13%''' 49.87% 3.28% Lembaga Survei Nasional (Viva.co.id) '''50.56%''' 49.44% 3.71% Puskaptis ( Viva.co.id) '''52.05%''' 47.95% 5.20% Official results46.85%'''53.15%''' 0.00%
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