Indonesian presidential election, 1999

Indonesian presidential election, 1999

20 October 1999

Nominee Abdurrahman Wahid Megawati Sukarnoputri Party PKB PDI–P Popular vote 373 313 Percentage 54.37% 45.63%

President before election B. J. Habibie Golkar Elected President Abdurrahman Wahid PKB

The first democratic presidential election in Indonesia was held on 20 October 1999. This presidential election was the last indirect presidential election in Indonesia. It was also the first presidential election that the candidate of ruling-party (Golkar) did not run for. ^[1]

In this election, Abdurrahman Wahid (PKB) was elected and Megawati Soekarnoputri (PDI-P) was defeated.^[2] After the election, pro-Megawati people complained about the result of this election.^[3]

Result

Ranking	Candidate name	Party	Votes	%	Was the candidate elected or defeated?
1	Abdurrahman Wahid	National Awakening Party	373	54.37%	Elected
2	Megawati Sukarnoputri	Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle	313	45.63%	Defeated
Give up			5		Invalidity
Total			691	100%	Turnout: 99.28%

References

1. 하비비 사퇴…탄중 지명…철회 집권 골카르당 후보 못내고 오전내 갈팡질팡(동아일보)
2. Abdurrahman Wahid dilantik sebagai Presiden Indonesia ke-4
3. 메가와티 지지자 격렬한 시위 ▋인도네시아 대선 안팎(한겨레)