Back السياسة في إندونيسيا Arabic Política d'Indonesia AST İndoneziyanın dövlət quruluşu Azerbaijani Държавно устройство на Индонезия Bulgarian ইন্দোনেশিয়া#রাজনীতি Bengali/Bangla Politisches System Indonesiens German Política de Indonesia Spanish سیاست در اندونزی Persian Politique en Indonésie French Politik Indonesia ID
Politics of Indonesia Politik Indonesia | |
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| Polity type | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of Indonesia |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | People's Consultative Assembly |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Parliamentary Complex |
| Presiding officer | Bambang Soesatyo, Speaker |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Regional Representative Council |
| Presiding officer | La Nyalla Mattalitti, Speaker |
| Lower house | |
| Name | People's Representative Council |
| Presiding officer | Puan Maharani, Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State and Government | |
| Title | President of Indonesia |
| Currently | Joko Widodo |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Cabinet of Indonesia |
| Current cabinet | Onward Indonesia Cabinet |
| Leader | President |
| Deputy leader | Vice President |
| Appointer | President |
| Headquarters | Merdeka Palace |
| Ministries | 34 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Indonesia |
| Supreme Court | |
| Chief judge | Muhammad Syarifuddin |
| Constitutional Court | |
| Chief judge | Suhartoyo |
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The politics of Indonesia take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic whereby the President of Indonesia is both head of state and head of government and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the bicameral People's Consultative Assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.[1]
The 1945 constitution provided for a limited separation of executive, legislative and judicial power. The governmental system has been described as "presidential with parliamentary characteristics".[1] Following the Indonesian riots of May 1998 and the resignation of President Suharto, Indonesia's long-standing dictator, several political reforms were implemented via amendments to the Constitution of Indonesia, which resulted in changes to all branches of government and restored democracy in Indonesia..
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Indonesia a "flawed democracy" in 2022.[2] According to the V-Dem Democracy indices Indonesia was 2023 the 11th most electoral democratic country in Asia.[3] Indonesia's political parties have been characterized as cartel parties with extensive power-sharing among parties and limited accountability to voters.[4][5]
Indonesia fails to meet many of the civil requirements for a consolidated, or maximalist, democracy. Individuals in Indonesia are generally not free to practice and express their religious faith. Atheists and those who practice one of the unofficial religions in Indonesia can be penalized and face discrimination.[6] The court system often has many instances of corruption, and there is no due process in civil and criminal matters.[6]
- ^ a b King, Blair. A Inside Indonesia:Constitutional tinkering: The search for consensus is taking time Archived 29 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine access date 23 May 2009
- ^ "Democracy Index 2022: Frontline democracy and the battle for Ukraine" (PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit. 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ V-Dem Institute (2023). "The V-Dem Dataset". Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Slater, Dan (2018). "Party Cartelization, Indonesian-Style: Presidential Powersharing and the Contingency of Democratic Opposition". Journal of East Asian Studies. 18 (1): 23–46. doi:10.1017/jea.2017.26. ISSN 1598-2408.
- ^ Slater, Dan (2024). "Indonesia's High-Stakes Handover". Journal of Democracy. 35 (2): 40–51. doi:10.1353/jod.2024.a922832. ISSN 1086-3214.
The cardinal fact of Indonesian elite politics is that party competition during elections is invariably followed by party cartelization after elections.4 Since the exact contours and boundaries of the ruling coalition are always subject to intense and protracted negotiation, it is never certain who will be in government and who will be out. What is certain is that it is Indonesian elites, not Indonesian voters, who decide what the government will look like and who, if anybody, will serve as opposition.
- ^ a b "Indonesia: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 4 March 2023.