Indonesia 1945 Constitution (reinstated 1959, reviewed 2002)

Chapter VIIB. General Elections

Article 22E

1. General elections shall be conducted in a direct, general, free, secret, honest, and fair manner once every five years.
2. General elections shall be conducted to elect the members of the DPR, DPD, the President and Vice-President, and the Regional People’s Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah or DPRD).
3. The participants in the general election for the election of the members of the DPR and the members of the DPRDs are political parties.
4. The participants in the general election for the election of the members of the DPD are individuals.
5. The general elections shall be organised by a general election commission of a national, permanent, and independent character.
6. Further provisions regarding general elections shall be regulated by law.