Both the president and vice president are chosen by the Indonesian electorate through presidential elections. The executive branch consists of the president, the vice president and the cabinet. The Indonesian political system consists of three branches:
Another example is that when Megawati Soekarnoputri became the first female Indonesian president in 2001, only a small minority rejected her based on certain Islamic doctrine that women cannot take leading positions. For example, the majority of the Indonesian Muslim community will not agree with the implementation of Islamic law (Sharia). On the other hand, Indonesian Islam can generally be labelled 'moderate' as the majority of Indonesian Muslims consist of nominal Muslims. To have a president that is non-Muslim, therefore, seems impossible. However, given the nation's clear Muslim majority and the dominance of (Muslim) Java in national politics, Indonesia - as a whole - is far more Islam oriented. In strict Muslim areas, implemented policies can include the regional banning of pork businesses or the obligation for women to wear the headscarf, while in Christian regions (located mostly in eastern Indonesia) such policies seem impossible to be implemented. Political decentralization in the post-Suharto era has brought more power to the regional governments and this development implied that regional decision-making has become more affected by the regional religious context. Being the country that contains the largest Muslim population in the world, Islamic principles do play an important role in the nation's political decision making, but Indonesia is not a Muslim or Islamic state.
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