The Election Commission (KPU) of West Sulawesi delays the finalization of the Voters List in the area. The KPU decided to delay the finalization after receiving recommendation from the Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu). “There are cases in several voting locations …
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Bawaslu: The Government Should Make Panwaslu in Regency/Municipality Permanent Bodies
During a plenary meeting session with the Special Committee for the new Elections Law Bill, the Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) asks the Government to make Election Monitoring Committees (Panwaslu) at the regency/municipality level permanent bodies as mandated in the Bill. …
Read More »The Law on Political Party, MD3, and Elections Should Not be Compiled
The Law on Political Party; on the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), House of Representatives (DPR), Regional Parliaments (DPRD), and Lower House of Parliament (DPD), or more familiarly known as MD3; and on Elections should not be compiled into a single …
Read More »The Law on Political Party, MD3, and Elections Should be Discussed Simultaneously
It would be better for the Special Committee for the discussion of the Law on Political Party; on People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), House of Representatives (DPR), Regional Parliaments (DPRD), and the Lower House of the Parliament (DPD) or more familiarly …
Read More »Special Committee Only Has So Little Time to Discuss the Political Party Law, MD3 Law, and Election Law
The Parliament’s Special Committee for the discussion of the law Bill on Political Party; on the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), House of Representatives (DPR), Regional Parliament (DPRD), and Lower House of Parliament (DPD) or more familiarly known as MD3 Law; …
Read More »NasDem Party Disagree with Four Regulations in the New Election Law Bill
Members of the Special Committee for the new Election Law Bill from the National Democracy Party (NasDem) express their objection on four regulations in the Bill. First, members of the NasDem Party says it would be better if the government …
Read More »This is the Women Affirmative Policy Proposed by PPP
During the plenary meeting of the Special Committee for the new Election Law Bill, the Unity Development Party (PPP) proposes that the government should improve affirmative policy for women. This is because the previous affirmative policy is deemed unsuccessful in …
Read More »Undemocratic Political Party Hampers Career of Young Politicians
Any political party that fails to improve their internal democratization is hampering the career of their young politicians. The current trend of clientelism in Indonesian politics is disadvantageous to young generation of politicians. “Within political party, there is no clear …
Read More »Veri Junaidi: The Special Committee for the Election Law Bill Should Rectify 22 Unconstitutional Articles
The Government seems to be hasty in completing the new Election Law Bill. Several articles in the Bill clearly ignore the decision made by the Constitutional Court (MK). Konstitusi dan Demokrasi Inisiatif (KoDe Initiative) found at least 22 articles that …
Read More »Golkar Supports the Idea to Reduce Seats Allocation per Electoral Area to 3-6 Seats
Golongan Karya (Golkar) Party supports the idea to reduce district magnitude to 3 to 6 seats for every electoral area (dapil). Golkar supports this idea because they agree to simplify the political party system in Indonesia. “I think our district …
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