The Chief Deputy of Commission II of Parliament, Muhammad Lukman Edy, says that members of Commission II will ask candidates of the new members of Election Commission (KPU) and Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) about their commitment to implement e-voting for …
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KPPA Recommends Parliament to Revoke the Requirement for Female Candidate to Resign from State-Funded Company
The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Children Protection (KPPA) recommends the Special Committee (Pansus) for the Elections Law Bill to revoke the provision in the current Elections Law that requires female candidate in election to resign from their job at …
Read More »Financing Local Elections: National Budget or Regional Budget?
Financing is one of many important aspects in implementing local elections. The availability of money to funds the implementation determine the success of the local elections. Any insufficiency in funding department may delay the implementation of Indonesian local elections that …
Read More »Mengapa Sistem Proporsional Terbuka Murni Lebih Adil bagi Perempuan?
Dalam diskursus pembahasan Rancangan Undang-undang (RUU) Pemilu, isu keterwakilan perempuan mencuat menjadi salah satu isu yang tak bisa disepelekan oleh Panitia khusus (Pansus) RUU Pemilu. Pansus, pada 1 Februari 2017 lalu, mengundang kelompok-kelompok gerakan politik perempuan ke rapat dengar pendapat …
Read More »Three Breakthroughs by Bawaslu Under the Leadership of Muhammad
When interrogated by members of the Special Team for the Selection Process of New Election Commission (KPU) Members, a candidate named Muhammad who is also the current Chairperson of the Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) explains three major breakthrough he made …
Read More »Memilih Penyusun Aturan Teknis Pemilu yang Berintegritas
Calon berintegritas dengan kemampuan menerjemahkan undang-undang jadi peraturan teknis terbaik yang paling dicari. Tim seleksi (Timsel) yang dibentuk presiden mewawancara calon anggota Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) pada tanggal 23—26 Januari 2017. Timsel terlihat menitikberatkan penilaian pada kemampuan calon menerjemahkan undang-undang. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Catatan Baik dan Buruk dari Wawancara Calon Anggota Bawaslu
Wawancara 22 calon anggota Bawaslu fokus pada soal integritas, independensi, dan pengetahuan isu kepemiluan terkini. Ide segar calon soal pembaharuan Bawaslu tak banyak muncul. Dua puluh dua calon anggota Badan Pengawas Pemilu (Bawaslu) selesai menjalani wawancara di Gedung Kementerian Dalam …
Read More »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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