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2004 Indonesian Presidential Election

First direct election

2004 · The direct-election era · two-round vote

Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 5 July and 20 September 2004. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held, in which Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono defeated Megawati Sukarnoputri and was elected president.

President before

Megawati Sukarnoputri

PDI-P

Elected President

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Demokrat

Winning share

60.6%

second round

Turnout

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The result

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Democratic Party · 39.838.184 votes
60.62%
second round
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle · 31.569.104 votes
39.38%
second round
Wiranto
Golkar · 26.286.788 votes
22.15%
first round
Amien Rais
National Mandate Party · 17.392.931 votes
14.66%
first round
Hamzah Haz
United Development Party · 3.569.861 votes
3.01%
first round