2029 Indonesian presidential election
Early 2029
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Presidential elections will be held in Indonesia in early 2029. Incumbent president Prabowo Subianto, who will be 77 in October 2028, may run again for the second and final term in office.
The presidential election will be held together with the legislative election for members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Senate (DPD). After the Constitutional Court ruled in 2025 that national elections and local elections to be not simultaneous starting 2029[1], it is still unclear whether elections for provincial legislative councils (DPRD Provinsi) and municipal legislative councils (DPRD Kabupaten or DPRD Kota) will be held together too in 2029 or postponed to a later date.
The winner of the presidential election will be sworn in on 20 October 2029.
Electoral system
The President of Indonesia is directly elected every five years. As stipulated in Article 7 of the Constitution, incumbent president Prabowo is eligible to run for a second and final term. The presidential election is required to be held before the expiration of his current term on 20 October 2029.
The general election period is regulated in Article 6A and Article 22E of the Constitution and by the Law on General Elections. The presidential and vice-presidential nominees are proposed by political parties or coalitions of parties, including those which are not sitting in the parliament. Unlike previous presidential elections, there will be no presidential threshold, thus every eligible political party may field a pair of candidates.[2]
A runoff is held if no candidates obtains more than 50% of the votes with at least 20% of the votes in more than half of the provinces in Indonesia in the first round. As of the 2024 election, a runoff has only ever taken place in 2004.
Candidates
Declared
Prabowo
Prabowo Subianto was nominated by the Gerindra Party as the 2029 presidential candidate on 14 February 2025.[3]
| Advanced Indonesia Coalition ticket | |
| Prabowo Subianto | |
|---|---|
| for President | for Vice President |
| President of Indonesia (since 2024) Minister of Defense (2019–2024) |
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| Supporting parties: Golkar[4] | |
Opinion poll
| Pollster | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Margin of error | Other candidates[a] |
Unsure | Lead | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prabowo Subianto Gerindra |
Anies Baswedan Independent |
Ganjar Pranowo PDI-P |
Gibran Rakabuming Independent |
Agus Yudhoyono Demokrat |
Erick Thohir Independent |
Dedi Mulyadi Gerindra |
Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa Independent | |||||||
| Indikator[5] | 20–27 October 2025 | 1,220 | ±2.9 pp | 46.7 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 7.6 | Prabowo +28.3 |
| Poltracking[6] | 3–10 October 2025 | 1,220 | ±2.9 pp | 48.5 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 15.7 | — | 3.0 | 17.7 | Prabowo +32.8 |
| Index Politica[7] | 1–10 October 2025 | 1,610 | ±1.6 pp | 40.1 | 13.4 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 22.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 | Prabowo +17.6 |
| LSI[8] | 20–28 January 2025 | 1,220 | ±2.9 pp | 69.4 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | — | 4.9 | 4.3 | Prabowo +61.2 |
| Indikator[9] | 16–21 January 2025 | 1,220 | ±2.9 pp | 68.9 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | — | — | 2.3 | 6.1 | Prabowo +60.3 |
| 2024 election[10] | 14 February 2024 | — | — | 58.6 | 24.9 | 16.5 | Running as Prabowo's running mate | Did not participate[b] | — | Prabowo +33.7 | ||||
Notes
- ^ Included Muhaimin Iskandar and Mahfud MD in several polls, who were former running mates for the respective candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo.
- ^ Except for Muhaimin Iskandar and Mahfud MD (who included in several polls) who were running mates for the respective candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo.
References
- ^ "National and Local Elections to Not Be Simultaneous Starting 2029". MKRI.id. 26 June 2025.
- ^ Sinaga, Natau Lasniroha; Muhid, Hendrik Khoirul (5 January 2025). "Constitutional Court Abolishes Presidential Threshold, Opening Wide Opportunities for 2029 Presidential Election Candidates". Tempo.co.
- ^ "Gerindra Party: Prabowo to Run for Second Term in 2029 Elections". Tempo.co. 14 February 2025.
- ^ Bayhaqi, A. (6 December 2025). "Sebut yang Terbaik, Bahlil Tegaskan Komitmen Golkar Dukung Prabowo di Pemilu 2029". beritanasional.com (in Indonesian). Indonesia: beritanasional.com.
- ^ "RILIS SURVEI NASIONAL EVALUASI PUBLIK ATAS KINERJA SATU TAHUN PEMERINTAHAN PRABOWO - GIBRAN" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Indikator Politik Indonesia. 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Rilis Temuan Survei Nasional Tatap Muka Poltracking Indonesia: EVALUASI 1 TAHUN KINERJA PEMERINTAHAN PRABOWO – GIBRAN" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Poltracking Indonesia. 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Telesurvei IndexPolitica: Elektabilitas Purbaya Teratas di Bursa Cawapres 2029" (in Indonesian). Detik. 28 October 2025.
- ^ Lembaga Survei Indonesia [@LSI_Lembaga] (5 February 2025). "Rilis Temuan Survei Nasional, Seratus Hari Pemerintahan Menurut Publik: Kondisi Umum, Kinerja Program, dan Tingkat Kepuasan" (Tweet) (in Indonesian) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rilis Indikator 27 Januari 2025" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Indikator Politik Indonesia. 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Berita Acara dan Sertifikat Rekapitulasi Hasil Penghitungan Perolehan Suara Pasangan Calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden di Tingkat Nasional Pemilihan Umum Tahun 2024" (PDF) (in Indonesian). KPU RI. 24 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
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