The document summarizes the 2014 Indonesian presidential election. It notes that the election will take place on July 9, 2014 and the two main candidates are Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa versus Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla. No single party gained enough seats to nominate a candidate alone, leading to the formation of two coalitions - one supporting each candidate. The election will follow the 2008 law requiring party support of 20% of seats or 25% of the popular vote for nomination.

1. POLITICS
2014 Indonesian Elections

2. 2014 Indonesian Elections
 The 3rd Indonesian presidential election will be
held on 9 July 2014.The term will last for five-
years.This election has two candidates: Prabowo
Subianto and Hatta Rajasa are running
against JokoWidodo and Jusuf Kalla.
 Incumbent president Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono is constitutionally barred from seeking
a third term in office.
 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 ConstitutionalCourt but in late January 2014
the Court ruled that the requirement would stand
for this election.
 No one party reached the threshold alone in the
2014 legislative elections, as a result two coalitions
were formed.The coalition to support
Prabowo/Hatta includes Gerinda, PPP, PKS, Golkar
and PANThe coalition to support Joko/JK includes
PDI-P, NasDem and Hanura
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3. 2014 Indonesian Elections
 Arrangement for the election
 Arrangements for the conduct of elections in Indonesia are carried out under the
supervision of the Komisi Pemilihan Umum, or KPU Indonesian Election
Commission.
 The presidential elections in 2014 will be carried out in accordance with Law
(Undang-undang) No 42 of 2008 about 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 liklihood is that only
candidates supported by one of the major parties, and perhaps with some support
from several of the minor parties, will be able to meet the conditions for
nomination. Amongst other things, the effect of this requirement is likely to be to
strictly limit the number of candidates who will be able to stand for the
presidency.
 Indonesia is working towards e-voting in the hope of implementing the
new system in the 2014 general elections. The basis of the e-voting
system is electronic identity cards (e-KTP) which are expected to be
ready by 2012 nation-wide, but have been tried in six districts/cities,
namely Padang (West
Sumatra), Denpasar (Bali), Jembrana (Bali), Yogyakarta(Java), Cilegon (
West Java) and Makassar (South Sulawesi).
 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 (both elections for the 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

4. 2014 Indonesian Elections
 Summary of registered parties support in the 2014 presidential election (Nationwide;
excludingAceh-only parties)Known as Party English name Supporting DPR seats PDI–P
(Partai Demokrasi Indonesia – Perjuangan) Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle
Nominee: Joko Widodo(PDI-P)
Running mate: Jusuf Kalla (Golkar)Minority coalition:
PDI–P/Hanura/NasDem/PKB
 207 / 560
 Hanura (Partai Hati Nurani Rakyat) People's Conscience Party , NasDem (Partai Nasional
Demokrat ) ,National Democratic Party PKB(Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa) National Awakening
Party, PKPI (Partai Keadilan dan Persatuan Indonesia) Indonesian Justice and Unity Party,Gerindra
(Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya) Great Indonesia Movement Party
 Nominee: Prabowo Subianto (Gerindra)
Running mate: Hatta Rajasa (PAN)Majority coalition:
Gerindra/Golkar/PPP/PKS/PAN
 292 / 560
 (Partai Golongan Karya) Golkar ,PPP (Partai Persatuan Pembangunan)United Development Party
,PKS (Partai Keadilan Sejahtera) Prosperous Justice Party ,PAN (Partai Amanat Nasional) National
Mandate Party ,PBB (Partai Bulan Bintang)Crescent Star Party
 PD (Partai Demokrat) Democratic Party (Currently none)
 61 / 56