{"id":2247,"date":"2016-12-12T18:56:34","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T18:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.demos.machothemes.com\/newsmag-lite\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2018-06-05T11:37:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T11:37:06","slug":"elections-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netgrit.org\/en\/elections-in-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nElections in Indonesia have taken place since 1955 to elect a legislature. At a national level, Indonesian people did not elect a head of state \u2013 the president \u2013 until 2004. Since then, the president is elected for a five-year term, as are the 560-member People&#8217;s Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, DPR) and the 128-seat Regional Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah).[1] Members of the People&#8217;s Representative Council are elected by proportional representation from multi-candidate constituencies. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are 77 constituencies in Indonesia and each returns 3-10 Members of Parliament based on population. Under Indonesia&#8217;s multi-party system, no one party has yet been able to secure an outright victory; parties have needed to work together in coalition governments. Members of the Regional Representative Council are elected by single non-transferable vote. There, Indonesia&#8217;s 34 provinces treated as constituencies and, regardless of the size and population, every provinces return 4 senators.<br \/>\nStarting from the 2015 unified local elections, Indonesia started to elect governors and mayors simultaneously on the same date.<\/p>\n<p>The voting age in Indonesia is 17 but anyone who has an ID card (Indonesian: Kartu Tanda Penduduk (KTP)) can vote, since persons under 17 who are or were married can get a KTP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2247\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"2247\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/netgrit.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elections in Indonesia have taken place since 1955 to elect a legislature. 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