Article 341 paragraph (1) of the Elections Law renders a controversy after an article in Republika Daily Newspaper on July 28th titled “There Might be Articles in the Elections Law Specially Requested by Politicians”. Article 341 paragraph (1) states that …

In the public discussion titled “Evaluation on the Jakarta Local Election of 2017, the Director of the Center for Political Studies (Puskapol) of University of Indonesia, Aditya Perdana, says that there has been a change of trend in campaigning in …

The Association for Elections and Democracy argues that the newly finished Elections Law Bill gives no significant improvement. The regulations contained in the Bill, especially on the election system, are mostly included for short-term political reason by the government and …

The Elections Commission (KPU) of Jakarta held a public evaluation on the 2017 Jakarta Local Election process at Aryaduta Hotel, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (07/25). According to a press release published by KPU, KPU has imposed six administrative sanctions to …

After discussing it for nine months, members of the Parliament finally pass the new Elections Law Bill in the Final Discussion Meeting on July 20th 2017. The Chairman of the Parliament, Setya Novanto, announced that members of the Parliament agreed …

Members of the Parliament and the government finally agreed on the content of the new Elections Law Bill on predawn Friday (07/21) and they will immediately pass the Bill. Activists from the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) argue that …

The draft for the new Elections Law has been completed by the Parliament’s Special Comittee for the Elections Law Bill. Both members of the Committee and executive government have agreed on many issues, save for five crucial issues regarding election …

At the end of the plenary meeting session on the new Elections Law Bill at the House of Parliament, Indonesian government, represented by the Minister of Home Affairs, Tjahjo Kumolo, expresses government’s position on five crucial issues on the Bill. …

The newest draft of the Elections Law Bill issued on June 10th 2017 is loaded with criminal laws and regulations. There are 74 Articles that deals with criminal violations. There are even several new sanctions and penal regulations. Here are …

Migrant Care urges the members of the Special Committee for Elections Law Bill to allocate additional seats for overseas voters. Wahyu Susilo, the executive director of Migrant Care, an NGO which focuses on the protection of migrant workers, argues that …