Indonesian presidential election, 2014

Indonesian presidential election, 2014
9 July 2014
Turnout 69.58%[1]

  Joko Widodo, 2012.
Candidate Joko Widodo Prabowo Subianto
Party PDI-P Gerindra
Alliance
Running mate Jusuf Kalla
(Golkar)		 Hatta Rajasa
(PAN)
Popular vote 70,997,833 62,576,444
Percentage 53.15% 46.85%
Results of the election showing the candidates with the largest share of votes in each of the 33 provinces of Indonesia. Joko Widodo: red; Prabowo Subianto: crimson.
President before election

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Demokrat

 Elected President

Joko Widodo
PDI-P

Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 9 July 2014,[2] 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.[3][4] On 22 July the General Elections Commission announced Joko Widodo's victory. He and his vice-president, Jusuf Kalla, were sworn-in on 20 October 2014, for a 5-year term.[5]

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,[6] but in late January 2014 the Court ruled that the requirement would stand for this election.[7] No party exceeded the threshold in the 2014 legislative elections, therefore two coalitions were formed.

Arrangement for the election

Arrangements for the conduct of elections in Indonesia are carried out under the supervision of the General Elections Commission (Komisi Pemilihan Umum, or KPU).[8] The presidential elections in 2014 were carried out in accordance with the Law, (Undang-undang, or UU) No 42 of 2008 on the election of a president and vice-president.[9]

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.

Voting system

Indonesia is working towards e-voting in hope of implementing the new system in the 2014 general elections.[10] The basis of the e-voting system is electronic identity cards (e-KTP) which were expected to be ready nationwide by 2012 and have been tried in six districts/cities, namely Padang, West Sumatra; Denpasar, Bali; Jembrana, Bali; Yogyakarta, Java; Cilegon, West Java; and Makassar, (South Sulawesi).[11]

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 key 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 9 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 website of the Electoral Commission.)[12] 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 in the 2014 presidential election (Nationwide; excluding Aceh-only parties)

  No seats in parliament (did not pass the threshold in the 2014 legislative election)
Known asPartyEnglish nameSupportingDPR seatsDPR seats %Legislative votes %
GerindraPartai Gerakan Indonesia RayaGreat Indonesia Movement PartyNominee: Prabowo Subianto (Gerindra)
Running mate: Hatta Rajasa (PAN)		Majority coalition:
Gerindra/Golkar/PPP/PKS/PAN/Demokrat
353 / 560
63.04%59.12%
GolkarPartai Golongan KaryaGolkar
PPPPartai Persatuan PembangunanUnited Development Party
PKSPartai Keadilan SejahteraProsperous Justice Party
PANPartai Amanat NasionalNational Mandate Party
PBBPartai Bulan BintangCrescent Star Party
PDPartai DemokratDemocratic Party *
PDI–PPartai Demokrasi Indonesia – PerjuanganIndonesian Democratic Party – StruggleNominee: Joko Widodo[13] (PDI-P)
Running mate: Jusuf Kalla (Golkar)		Minority coalition:
PDI–P/Hanura/NasDem/PKB
207 / 560
36.96%40.88%
HanuraPartai Hati Nurani RakyatPeople's Conscience Party
NasDemPartai Nasional DemokratNational Democratic Party
PKBPartai Kebangkitan BangsaNational Awakening Party
PKPIPartai Keadilan dan Persatuan IndonesiaIndonesian Justice and Unity Party
  • Parties that are in light grey shows that they do not pass the 2014 Legislative Threshold of 2.5% of the national legislative vote. They are also banned from participating the next election due to the failing of passing the Electoral Threshold of 2.5% of the national legislative vote in 2014.
  • The leader of Democratic Party and incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is officially neutral in the election.[14]

See also: List of political parties in Indonesia

Candidates

Nominated

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.

PartyCandidateDetails
GolkarAburizal BakrieChairman of the Golkar party.[15] 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.[16] However Golkar appears united behind him as the official candidate, although some members (especially in Eastern Indonesian region) defect to support Jusuf Kalla
HanuraWirantoFormer Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, 2004 presidential candidate, and 2009 vice-presidential candidate[17]
Crescent Star PartyYusril Ihza MahendraFormer chairman of the Crescent Star Party. A top lawyer and a specialist in government laws of Indonesia.[18]
United Development PartySuryadharma AliChairman of the PPP(United Development Party). 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.

Polls conducted before nominations
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 Institute October 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 Centre May 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 Centre 8–11 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%,
Kompas July 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 Network 23 – 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 Syndicate 25 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 Network 12 – 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 Institute 13 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 Centre October 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 Research October 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 Politika 28 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) Institute[19] 15 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)[20] 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 Research February 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 makes reference 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.

DateEventRemarks
Jan 2014 Preparations During 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.[21]
March Campaigning Nationwide campaigning for the national legislative (parliamentary and assembly) elections
6–8 April Cooling-off period
9 April Legislative elections Simultaneous 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: Indonesian legislative election, 2014
9 May Results Results of the legislative elections are required to be announced within 30 days of the polling day.[22]
Early May Nomination The 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).[23]
31 May Announcement The General Elections Commission announce the names of the presidential candidates
4 June – 5 July Campaigning Nationwide campaign by presidential candidates
6–8 July Cooling-off period No campaign of any form is allowed
9 July Election Presidential 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 Recapitulation At the national level
22–23 July Results Results of the presidential election are required to be announced within 14 days of the polling day.[22]
20 October Inauguration Susilo 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%).[24] Prabowo also claimed victory, citing other polls.[25] 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.[26]

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.[27] The Prabowo camp also called for a new vote in some zones.[28] However, several Prabowo supporters congratulated Joko Widodo on his election or conceded 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".[1] The same day, Prabowo's campaign manager Mahfud M.D. returned his mandate to Prabowo, stating that the election was over;[1] he was replaced by Lt. Gen. Yunus Yosfiah on 22 July 2014.[29]

Out 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.[30] Following bomb threats against Jakarta City Hall, after the KPU's announcement military officials tightened security around it Commission's headquarters.[31] A group of Prabowo supporters staged a non-violent protest near the offices.[30]

Prabowo 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",[32] and stated that he and Hatta "exercise our constitutional right to reject the presidential election and declare it unconstitutional".[27] His speech, aired live, implied that he would challenge the results in the Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi).[32][32] Later reports indicated confusion over whether Prabowo had resigned from the election or simply rejected the count.[28]

According to Douglas Ramage, Managing Director for Indonesia at BowerGroupAsia,[33] 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".[27] The legality of a Prabowo challenge is questionable, as – if he withdrew – he is no longer considered a presidential candidate.[27] 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.[34] Under the presidential election law, Prabowo could face up to six years in prison and a 100 billion rupiah ($10 million) fine for withdrawing.[27][32]

Following the announcement, the value of the Indonesian rupiah dropped by 0.3 percent, and the JSX Composite fell by 0.9 percent.[28] 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 were "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".[35] In a survey, 90 percent 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.[36] A victory for Joko Widodo was expected,[28] and realised hours later, although the initially planned 4:00 p.m. announcement was delayed for four hours.[36] The Commission gave Joko Widodo a victory of 53.15 percent of the vote (representing 70.99 million voters), to Prabowo's 46.85 percent (62.57 million votes).[34] 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.[37]

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.[38] 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.[39]

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.".[40] 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".[40]

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.[41] 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.[42] US President Barack Obama also congratulated Jokowi and is also willing to improve relations between Indonesia and US.[43] However, Prabowo asked for world leaders to withhold congratulatory statements to Jokowi.

Appeal

A voting bulletin just after the official closing of elections at a voting station in Jakarta. The bulletin is punched at section 1 (in favour of Prabowo Subianto)

A member of the Prabowo-Hatta campaign team outlined the 8 final moves that Prabowo plans to take to overturn the election result. These are:[44]

  1. File a lawsuit over the election result with the Constitutional Court
  2. Report alleged ethical violations by the General Elections Commission (KPU) to the Election Organizers Ethics Council (DKPP).
  3. File a report with the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu).
  4. Report electoral violations to the police.
  5. Making a report to the Ombudsman.
  6. File a report with the State Administrative Court (PTUN) asking for the KPU on the election result to be annulled.
  7. Political maneuvering within the People's Representative Council (DPR) by establishing a Presidential Election Special Committee to evaluate the performance of the KPU. The maneuvering was done by parties within Prabowo-Hatta's coalition.
  8. 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.[45] 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.[46] 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.[47]

Official results

 Summary of 9 July 2014 Indonesian presidential election result[48]
Candidate Running mate Parties Votes %
Joko Widodo Jusuf Kalla Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (Partai Demokrasi Indonesia-Perjuangan) 70,997,833 53.15
Prabowo Subianto Hatta Rajasa Great Indonesia Movement Party (Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya) 62,576,444 46.85
Total 133,574,277 100.00
Valid votes 133,574,27798.98
Spoilt and null votes 1,379,6901.02
Turnout 134,953,96769.58
Abstentions 58,990,18330.42
Registered voters 193,944,150
Source: KPU
Votes by province Total votes
Prabowo Subianto
Gerindra		 Joko Widodo
PDI–P
Votes % Votes %
Sumatra Aceh 1,089,290 54.93 913,309 45.61 2,002,599
North Sumatra 2,831,514 44.76 3,494,835 55.24 6,326,349
West Sumatra 1,797,505 76.92 539,308 23.09 2,336,813
Riau 1,349,338 50.12 1,342,817 49.88 2,692,155
Jambi 871,316 49.25 897,787 50.75 1,769,103
South Sumatra 2,132,163 51.26 2,027,049 48.74 4,159,212
Bengkulu 433,173 45.27 523,669 54.73 956,842
Lampung 2,033,924 46.93 2,299,889 53.07 4,333,813
Bangka-Belitung 200,706 32.74 412,359 67.26 613,065
Riau Islands 332,908 40.37 491,819 59.63 824,727
Java Banten 3,192,671 57.10 2,398,631 42.90 5,591,302
Jakarta 2,528,064 46.92 2,859,894 53.08 5,387,958
West Java 14,167,381 59.78 9,530,315 40.22 23,697,696
Central Java 6,485,720 33.35 12,959,540 66.65 19,445,260
Yogyakarta 977,342 44.19 1,234,249 55.81 2,211,591
East Java 10,277,088 46.83 11,669,313 53.17 21,946,401
Kalimantan West Kalimantan 1,032,354 39.62 1,573,046 60.38 2,605,400
Central Kalimantan 468,277 40.21 696,199 59.79 1,164,476
South Kalimantan 941,809 50.05 939,748 49.95 1,881,557
East Kalimantan
(including North Kalimantan)		 687,734 36.62 1,190,156 63.38 1,877,890
Lesser Sunda Bali 614,241 28.58 1,535,110 71.42 2,149,351
West Nusa Tenggara 1,844,178 72.45 701,238 27.55 2,545,416
East Nusa Tenggara 769,391 34.08 1,488,076 65.92 2,257,467
Sulawesi North Sulawesi 620,095 46.12 724,553 53.81 1,344,648
Gorontalo 378,735 63.10 221,497 36.90 600,232
Central Sulawesi 632,009 45.13 767,151 54.87 1,399,160
Southeast Sulawesi 511,134 45.10 622,217 54.90 1,133,351
West Sulawesi 165,494 26.63 456,021 73.37 621,515
South Sulawesi 1,214,857 28.57 3,037,026 71.43 4,251,883
Maluku Maluku 433,981 49.48 443,040 50.52 877,021
North Maluku 306,792 54.45 256,601 45.55 563,393
Papua Papua 755,374 26.84 2,058,517 73.16 2,813,891
West Papua 172,528 32.37 360,379 67.63 532,907
Overseas 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)[49] 48.1% 51.9% 1.25%
Indikator Politik Indonesia (MetroTVnews)[49] 47.05% 52.95% 0.20%
Kompas (Litbang)[49][50] 47.66% 52.34% 0.81%
Lingkaran Survei Indonesia[49] 46.43% 53.57% 0.42%
Pol Tracking[51] 46.63% 53.37% 0.22%
Populi Center (Suara.com);[52][49] 49.05% 50.95% 2.20%
Radio Republik Indonesia (antaranews.com)[49][53] 47.32% 52.68% 0.47%
Saiful Mujani Research Center (SMRC)[49][54] 47.09% 52.91% 0.24%
Indonesia Research Centre (IRC; okezone.com)[55][49] 51.11% 48.89% 4.26%
Jaringan Suara Indonesia (JSI; Viva.co.id)[56][49] 50.13% 49.87% 3.28%
Lembaga Survei Nasional (Viva.co.id)[56][49] 50.56% 49.44% 3.71%
Puskaptis (Viva.co.id)[49] 52.05% 47.95% 5.20%
Official results 46.85% 53.15% 0.00%

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