The Powerful Transfers Of Power In Indonesia

Like many countries around the world, Indonesia has undergone a slough of different leaders, regimes, and systems of government throughout its seventy-year history. The most recent transition of government took place in October 2014, when President Joko Widodo was sworn in after winning a July election with just over 53% of the total vote. This election marked the first time that Indonesia’s leader did not emerge from the country’s elite class or the military and continued the recent and of free and fair elections and peaceful transition of power. This essay will address which conditions have enabled the recent peaceful transfers of power in Indonesia and what the implications of those transfers are for the future of the Indonesian government. To answer this question, the main focuses will be placed on the changes that have taken place in the political climate and structure, any societal or social changes that have taken …show more content…
During the time of Indonesia’s two successive dictators, the country held elections, but there was only one party, the Golkar party, to choose. Since Soeharto’s downfall in 1994, an enormous number of parties have entered the political battlefield to represent Indonesia’s geographically and economically diverse population. Twenty-four different parties won seats in the 2004 parliamentary elections and twelve gained seats in the most recent parliamentary elections in early 2014. Instead of one person coming from one group leading, now there are a multitude of different voices from different backgrounds that are all heard. When people feel that their voice is heard and policies they support are enacted, they will be more content and peaceful and strive to maintain the kind of system that gives them these