Incumbent president Susila Bambang Yudhoyono is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office.Outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who has largely disappointed in recent years, must step down in October 2014 after serving two terms.
According to the 2008 election law, only parties or coalitions controlling 20% of DPR Seats or winning 25% of the popular votes in the 2014 Parliamentary Elections are eligible to nominate a candidate. This law was challenged in the Constitutional Court but in late January 2014 the Court ruled that the requirement would stand for this election
An important requirement, set out in Law No 42 of 2008 (Clause 9), is that nominations of candidates for the presidential election may only be made by a party (or coalition of parties) which has at least 20% of the seats in the national parliament (the DPR)
Candidates for president are nominated as individuals (along with a vice-presidential running partner)
The election will mark the first time a directly elected president hands over the reins to another in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, center, talks to journalists after casting his ballot at a polling station in Bogor, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo, popularly known as "Jokowi", left, accompanied by his wife Iriana, casts his ballot during the presidential election in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday
Presidential Candidates
This election has two candidates- Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa are running against Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla
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