tch law, substantially modified by
indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures code; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless
of age

Executive branch: chief of state: President Abdurrahman WAHID
(since 20 October 1999) and Vice President MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri
(since 21 October 1999); note - the president is both the chief of
state and head of government

head of government: President Abdurrahman WAHID (since 20 October
1999) and Vice President MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri (since 21 October
1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of
government

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president

elections: president and vice president elected separately by the
700-member People's Consultative Assembly or MPR for five-year
terms; election last held 20 and 21 October 1999 (next to be held by
NA 2004)

election results: Abdurrahman WAHID elected president, receiving
373 votes to 313 votes for MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri; MEGAWATI
Sukarnoputri elected vice president, defeating Hamzah HAZ; vote
totals NA

note: the People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan
Rakyat or MPR) includes the House of Representatives (Dewan
Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR) plus 200 indirectly selected members; it
meets every five years to elect the president and vice president and
to approve the broad outlines of national policy

Legislative branch: unicameral House of Representatives or Dewan
Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) (500 seats; 462 elected by popular vote, 38
are appointed military representatives; members serve five-year
terms)

elections: last held 7 June 1999 (next to be held NA June 2004)

election results: percent of vote by party - PDI-P 37.4%, Golkar
20.9%, PKB 17.4%, PPP 10.7%, PAN 7.3%, PBB 1.8%, other 4.5%; seats
by party - PDI-P 154, Golkar 120, PPP 58, PKB 51, PAN 35, PBB 14,
other 30

Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed
by the president from a list of candidates approved by the
legislature)

Political parties and leaders: Crescent Moon and Star Party or PBB
[Yusril Ihza MAHENDRA, chairman]; Development Unity Party or PPP
(federation of former Islamic parties) [Hamzah HAZ, chairman];
Federation of Functional Groups or Golkar [Akbar TANJUNG, general
chairman]; Indonesia Democracy Party or PDI (federation of former
Nationalist and Christian Parties) [Budi HARDJONO, chairman];
Indonesia Demo