1968 Indonesian presidential election
On 27 March 1968, the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS), the legislative branch of Indonesia, met to elect the president of the country for the 1968–1973 term. It was the third presidential election in Indonesia after the 1945 and 1963 elections. Suharto was officially elected president on 27 March 1968 for a five-year term after previously holding the position of acting president since 1967, when Sukarno was officially impeached and removed by the MPRS.[1][2] Suharto was officially sworn in on the same day, marking the formal beginning of his first five-year term as president.[3]
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616 members of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly Most electoral votes needed to win | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 100.00% ( 0.00pp) | |||||||||||||||
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 Votes of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly
Suharto: 616 votes | ||||||||||||||||
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Background
editThis presidential election was held because Sukarno was impeached and removed by the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) in 1967. Cabinet changes had been very frequent since the G30S/PKI incident, but Sukarno's presidential mandate was finally revoked in 1967 due to the people's demands (TRITURA, Three People's Demands). He was replaced by Suharto, who became acting president to secure the condition of Indonesia after the G30S/PKI incident. Sukarno was under house arrest until the end of his life.[4]
Results
editPresident
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Suharto | Golkar | 616 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 616 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 616 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 616 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 616 | 100.00 | ||
References
edit- ^ Elson, Robert (2001). Suharto: A Political Biography. p. 165.
- ^ Henderson, John William (1970). Area Handbook for Indonesia. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 266. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Pelantikan Suharto by Kompas". Kompas.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Britain owes an apology to my father and millions of other Indonesians". The Observer. 7 November 2021. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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