Three daughters of Indonesia's founding president Sukarno, including incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri, will contest next year's general election as leaders of rival political parties.

Rachmawati Sukarnoputri, Sukmawati Sukarnoputri and Megawati were among leaders of 24 political parties who attended a draw at the national election commission on Monday night to determine the order the parties will appear on ballot papers.

The parties led by Rachmawati and Sukmawati may not be serious contenders against Megawati's ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. But their emergence signals dissatisfaction with Megawati's rule, even among her siblings.

Each of the three claims to be the standard-bearer of Sukarno's ideals.

Rachmawati, a staunch critic of Megawati's rule, heads the Pioneer Party while Sukmawati is the chairwoman of the Indonesian National Party-Marhaenism. Marhaenism is the term Sukarno used for the peasantry or proletariat and was the centerpiece of his electrifying rhetoric.

The Pioneer Party has nominated Rachmawati, who has criticized Megawati as having no clear vision to run the country, for the presidency.

Sukmawati has not said if she would stand against her two sisters in next year's direct presidential election. Analysts say Megawati is the favourite against all contenders.

Sukarno, Indonesia's founding president who died in 1970, fell from grace in 1966 after a failed coup the previous year which was blamed on the communist party. Suharto assumed power and went on to rule the country for 32 years.

One of Suharto's daughters, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, has also been nominated by a small party to run for president.