The President of Indonesia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.
The president is indirectly elected to a five-year term by the People’s Consultative Assembly. Prior to the introduction of direct election, the president was elected by the Regional Representative Council.
The inaugural president was Sukarno, who served from 1945 to 1967. The current …