Constitutional law experts have proposed that direct

Constitutional law experts have proposed that direct presidential elections be held after the general election to elect legislators in the parliament, in efforts to allow winning parties to name their presidential candidates in the direct presidential election.

Sri Sumantri, a professor of constitutional law at the Padjadjaran University in Bandung, said only parties winning the general election should be able to nominate their candidates in the presidential election.

"With such a system, there will be no necessity to conduct a second round," he told the Assembly recently.

Jimly Assidique from the University of Indonesia, was of the same opinion and said a presidential candidate was not required to gain a single majority to win the presidential election.