President of Indonesia
The 3rd Indonesian presidential election was held on 9 July 2014 and matched former general and Suharto's ex-son in law Prabowo Subianto against the governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo. On 22 July the General Elections Commission announced Joko Widodo's victory. He and his vice-president, Jusuf Kalla, were sworn-in on 20 October 2014, for a 5-year term.
LGBT rights in Indonesia
Currently, no political party in Indonesia has openly supported the LGBT rights movement. However, in October 2016, President Joko Widodo, stated that he is a defender of LGBT rights and that LGBT people should have the right to not be discriminated against. Also, some politicians from the PDI-P (Party for the Indonesian Democracy Struggle) and the moderately conservative PKB (National Awakening Party) has sympathized support for LGBT rights. PDI-P further stated that as a pluralist party, they can accept the existence of LGBT people. Despite holds that it is a deviant behaviour, PDI-P have urged people to tolerate LGBT people and not extend hostile sentiments against them.