1999 Indonesian presidential election

none Indonesia presidential 20–21 October 1999 yes Presidential election presidential 1997 Indonesian legislative election#Presidential election 1998 20 October 1999 2004 Indonesian presidential election 2004 700 members of the People's Consultative Assembly 351 electoral 98.71% ( 5.64pp) Gusdur.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Abdurrahman Wahid National Awakening Party no Central AxisIncluding PKB, the National Mandate Party, the United Development Party the Justice Party and the Crescent Star Party 373 54.37% Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri - Indonesia.jpg 123 120 150 0 0 Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle 313 45.63% 300px Votes of the People's Consultative Assembly #02754C Abdurrahman Wahid: 373 votes #DB2016 Megawati Sukarnoputri: 313 votes #000000 Invalid votes: 5 #DDDDDD Abstentions: 9 President B. J. Habibie Golkar Abdurrahman Wahid National Awakening Party yes Vice-presidential election presidential 1997 Indonesian legislative election#Presidential election 1998 21 October 1999 Impeachment of Abdurrahman Wahid#Aftermath 2001 700 members of the People's Consultative Assembly 351 electoral 97.86% ( 2.14pp) Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri - Indonesia.jpg 123 120 150 0 0 Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle 396 58.24% Hamzah Haz, Buku Kenangan Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia 1999-2004, p38.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Hamzah Haz United Development Party 284 41.76% 300px Votes of the People's Consultative Assembly #DB2016 Megawati Sukarnoputri: 396 votes #00A100 Hamzah Haz: 284 votes #000000 Invalid votes: 5 #DDDDDD Abstentions: 15 Vice President Vacant Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle From 20 to 21 October 1999, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the legislative branch of Indonesia, met to elect both the president and vice president of the country for the 1999–2004 term. The incumbent president, B. J. Habibie, had ascended after the resignation of longtime president Suharto in 1998, but declined to stand for a full term after his accountability speech was voted down. On 20 October, Abdurrahman Wahid, chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama, was elected president and inaugurated on the same day. Wahid's opponent, Megawati Sukarnoputri was subsequently elected vice president the next day.Pemilihan Presiden dari Masa ke Masa https://news.detik.com/berita/d-2723006/pemilihan-presiden-dari-masa-ke-masa 26 October 2021 Detik News news.Detik.com Oct 19, 2014 26 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211026100446/https://news.detik.com/berita/d-2723006/pemilihan-presiden-dari-masa-ke-masa dead The elections represented the first relatively democratic and peaceful transfer of power in the history of Indonesia. National Democratic Institute National Democratic Institute 28 November 1999 The 1999 Presidential Election and Post-Election Developments in Indonesia: a Post Election Assessment Report https://www.ndi.org/node/21592 National Democratic Institute 4 7 December 2024 15 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20241207095812/https://www.ndi.org/node/21592 dead It was also the first presidential election decided by counting of votes. Background In October, the People's Consultative Assembly made up of the People's Representative Council and 200 nominated members from the military and selected civilians, a total of 700, met to elect the president and vice president. There were initially four candidates for the presidency; Abdurrahman Wahid, B. J. Habibie, Megawati Sukarnoputri, and Yusril Ihza Mahendra. However, Habibie refused the nomination from Golkar after his accountability speech was rejected by the MPR the day before election, while Yusril withdrew his candidacy on election day.Djadja Suparman Jejak kudeta, 1997-2005 catatan harian Letnan Jenderal (Purn) TNI Djadja Suparman 2013 Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia 9789794618370 208 https://books.google.com/books?id=lxQaDAAAQBAJ&dq=Yusril+Ihza+mundur+dari+kandidat+presiden+1999&pg=PA208 26 October 2021 Election day On 20 October, PKB chairman Abdurrahman Wahid was elected, beating Megawati Sukarnoputri by 373 votes to 313, although her party (PDI-P) won the most votes in the legislative election and had one-third of the parliamentary seats. This triggered riots among Megawati's supporters. The following day, Megawati was nominated by Gus Dur's party (PKB) as vice president and got elected, beating Hamzah Haz from the PPP by 396 votes to 284. This ended the street protests.Friend, Theodore (2003) Indonesian Destinies, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, pp. 461–462 978-0-6740113-7-3 Ricklefs M.C A History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1200 Palgrave Macmillan Fourth 2008 539 978-0-230-54685-1 This was the first and only democratically indirect presidential election in Indonesia and the first presidential election that did not feature a candidate from the ruling party (Golkar). Results President Abdurrahman Wahid National Awakening Party 373 Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle 313 5 700 Vice president Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle 396 Hamzah Haz United Development Party 284 5 700 Notes References Category:Presidential elections in Indonesia Indonesia Legislative