1999 Indonesian Presidential Election

Chosen by the Assembly

20 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

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Abdurrahman Wahid

National Awakening Party · 373 votes

54.37%

Megawati Sukarnoputri

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle · 313 votes

45.63%


Abdurrahman Wahid	National Awakening Party	373	54.37%
Megawati Sukarnoputri	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle	313	45.63%