1999 Indonesian Presidential Election
Chosen by the Assembly20 October 1999 · Reformasi's indirect choice
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.
An indirect vote of the People's Consultative Assembly, not a popular election — the last before direct presidential voting began in 2004.
President before
B. J. Habibie
Golkar
Elected President
Abdurrahman Wahid
PKB
Winning share
54.4%
Turnout
97.9%
The result
| Abdurrahman Wahid | National Awakening Party | 373 | 54.37% |
| Megawati Sukarnoputri | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | 313 | 45.63% |