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THE DYNAMICS AND ROLES OF DPR-RI IN IMPROVING THE LIFE OF THE NATION
IN THE REFORMATION ERA (1998-2018)

The 2004 Legislative Election was the most complicated election in
Indonesia’s history because the Indonesian population had to elect
people’s representatives in the DPR, DPD, and DPRD. These factors made
Indonesia’s electoral system unique when compared to other countries.
Besides being complicated, this election was also declared the longest
election in Indonesia in the history of democracy. Even the DPR seat
allocation system was also considered the most complicated in the world.

The Election Law required election participants to elect candidates for
legislative members who were political parties and not individuals. This
was different from the general election which elected DPD members
who were individuals.

After the legislative elections, the practice of democracy in Indonesia The ballots in the 2004
reached a new milestone. For the first time in the history of modern Presidential Election.
politics in this country, a president would be directly elected by the (source: https://www.kpu-
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people. The implication was that the president was the only person in
this country who was elected through a national constituency.

In the implementation of the 2004 general election, there were at least
three hopes that were attached to this direct election process. First,
Indonesia would truly adopt a presidential system. Second, the elected

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