Indonesian Presidential elections 2014

Indonesian President next general election will be held on July 9, 2014. [1] This election will be the third direct presidential election in Indonesia, and will elect a president for a term of five years. Incumbent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono can not move forward again in this election because it is prevented by legislation that prohibits the third period for a president. [2] [3] According to the Electoral Act 2008, the only party that controls more than 20% of the seats in the House of Representatives or won 25% of the popular vote can make the run. This law was challenged in the Constitutional Court, but in January 2014, the Court decided the law remains in effect

provision

Elected the candidate pairs are candidates who obtain more than 50% of the votes with at least 20% of the vote in each province are scattered in more than 50% of the provinces in Indonesia. In the event that no candidates who meet the requirements of the voice acquisition, 2 pairs of candidates with the most votes first and second re-elected in the general election (second round). In the event the most votes by the same amount earned by 2 pairs of candidates, both pairs of candidates are selected again by the people in elections. In the event the most votes by the same amount earned by 3 or more pairs of candidates, ranking first and second carried by the vote distribution area wider in stages. In the second case the most votes by the same amount earned by more than one pair of candidates, status is determined based on the distribution of votes region wider in stages.

Posted by : Edy santoso