August 8, 2024

Liputan Khusus

Chairperson of KPU of West Kalimantan Disagree with Mandatory Consultation Regulation

During an interview session in the selection process for new members of the Election Commission (KPU) in Jakarta (01/23), the current Chairperson of KPU of West Kalimantan, Umi Rifdiyawati, expresses her disagreement with the regulation which mandates KPU to conduct …

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Presidential Threshold Is An Anomaly for Presidential System

Senior researcher from the Indonesia Science Institute (LIPI), Syamsudin Haris, says, the presidential threshold as implemented in Indonesia today is an anomaly for presidential government system. Syamsudin explains, the presidential threshold is implemented due to scheduling error between presidential election …

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The Chairperson of the Special Team for the New Elections Bill: Legal Punishment Needs to Be Increased

The Chairperson of the Special Team for the new Elections Bill, Muhammad Lukman Edy, says that all political parties in the Parliament agree that legal punishment for violator of electoral regulation needs to be increased. Most politicians think the current …

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Eight Candidates for Bawaslu Members Undergo First-Day Interview

Eight candidates for the selection of the new members of the Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) undergo the first-day interview with the Special Team for the Selection of the New Members of Bawaslu today. Those eight candidates are: Sapto Supono, Saiful, …

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Integrity, Independence, and Election Technology Are Under Scrutiny

Integrity, independence, and election technology become three main focus during the interview process of the selection for the new Election Monitoring Body members. Members of the Special Team for the Selection relentlessly grill all the candidates with questions regarding their …

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Districting Needs to Consider the Size of Region

The delimitation process of an electoral area (or districting) needs to consider the size of the region, besides total of population. This is because, in Indonesia, there are many vast regions with only small number of population, while the size …

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