Government of Indonesia

The government of Indonesia can be divided into a number of categories. The Indonesian government is a republic as the head of the state is elected after regular elections. The government of Indonesia can be divided in three parts the legislative, executive and judiciary. According to the constitution which was formed in the year 1945 there is minimum amount of separation between the three sections of the government. From 1999 there have been constant changes which have been undertaken in the constitution. Apart from the central government there are also local government systems in Indonesia. The Indonesian government has characteristics of both parliamentary and presidential form of government.

Executive branch of the government of Indonesia: The executive branch of government of Indonesia comprises of the president and a vice-president. The United Indonesia Cabinet or Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu is also the part of the executive branch. Another part of the executive is the commander in chief of the arm forces of Indonesia.

Legislative branch of the government of Indonesia: The council of the house of Indonesian government is known as Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or the People's representative council. The total members of the council are 550. The other house is known as Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or People's Consultative Assembly. The bicameral nature of the Indonesian government was initiated only in 2004.

Judicial branch of Indonesia:

The judicial branch of the government of Indonesia has the Supreme Court as its apex court. In Indonesia the Supreme Court is called Mahkamah Agung. The appointments of the judges are done by the president.