EXHIBIT 99.E
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
The information contained in this section supplements the information about the Republic corresponding to the headings below that is contained in Exhibit 99.D to the Republic’s annual report on Form 18-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. To the extent the information in this section differs from the information contained in such annual report, you should rely on the information in this section. Capitalized terms not defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them in the annual report.
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REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Government and Political Developments
Political History and Development of Political Parties
From 1605 until its independence in 1945, Indonesia was under almost continuous Dutch colonial rule. The period of Dutch administration was interrupted by a short period of British colonial rule in the 19th century and ended by the Japanese occupation for three years before Indonesia proclaimed its independence on August 17, 1945. In the same year, Indonesia adopted its Constitution. In 1967, the executive power was transferred from President Soekarno to General Soeharto who served as Indonesia’s President until 1998, when he resigned in the aftermath of social unrest that followed the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
The post-Soeharto era, which is known in Indonesia as the Reformasi (Reformation) led to changes in various governmental institutions and structural reforms of the judiciary, legislature, and executive office. Between 1999 and 2002, the Constitution was amended to strengthen constitutional checks and balances and the separation of powers and provide for a more direct democracy.
In July 2014, President Joko Widodo and Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla were elected to serve until 2019. The nomination of presidential and vice-presidential candidates is proposed by coalitions of political parties and the candidates’ relationships with and support from political parties have a considerable effect on election results. In the 2014 election, the legislative and presidential elections were held separately with three months span in between. Accordingly, the legislative election results were an important indicator of the outcome of the presidential election due to the political support from the political parties.
Recent Elections
In 2019, for the first time, Indonesia’s presidential and legislative election was held simultaneously. The 2019 simultaneous general election was held on April 17, 2019 for the election of president and vice president, members of the House of Representatives, members of the Regional Representative Council, members of the Provincial Legislative Council, and members of the City/Regency Legislative Council.
On May 21, 2019, the General Election Commission (Komisi Pemilihan Umum) or KPU, confirmed the election of President Joko Widodo and Vice President KH. Ma’ruf Amin to serve as the president and vice president, respectively, until 2024. Following the announcement of the election results, the primary opposition presidential and vice presidential candidates filed a claim against the general election’s result with the Constitutional Court. On June 27, 2019, the Constitutional Court rendered a decision rejecting these claims. President Widodo and Vice President Amin took their oath of office and commenced serving their five-year term on October 20, 2019.
While Indonesia has successfully conducted elections in the past and the recent general elections, the country continues to face various socio-political issues and has, from time to time, experienced political instability and social and civil unrest. Since 2000, thousands of Indonesians have participated in demonstrations in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities both for and against former President Megawati, former President Yudhoyono and current President Widodo, as well as in response to specific issues, including reductions in fuel or electricity subsidies, privatization of state assets, anticorruption measures, decentralization and provincial autonomy, actions of former Government officials and their family members, and the American-led military campaigns in the Middle-East. Gubernatorial elections in Jakarta in February and April 2017 led to protests with religious undertones. Despite a few demonstrations that turned disruptive, Indonesia has gone through several major elections that were generally peaceful and led to successful transition. Considering the recent state of the political environment in Indonesia, political campaigns in Indonesia may bring a degree of political and social uncertainty to Indonesia that could lead to further civil disturbances.
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