General Elections Institution

General Elections Institution
Lembaga Pemilihan Umum (LPU)
Agency overview
Formed	17 January 1970
Preceding agency	Indonesian Electoral Committee;
Dissolved	1 February 1999
Superseding agency	General Elections Commission;
Jurisdiction	Indonesia
Headquarters	Jalan Imam Bonjol No. 29,; Jakarta 10310
Agency executive	Yogie Suardi Memet, Chairman (last);

The General Elections Institution (Indonesian: Lembaga Pemilihan Umum, abbreviated as LPU) was the body that organises elections in Indonesia during the New Order. Its responsibilities include deciding which parties can contest elections, organising the voting and announcing the results and seats won in the various branches of the government. The institution is under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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