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Our nation has approved that democracy is the best option for us in organizing our nation. One of the elements of democracy that is very fundamental is the regular election. Through election, the people can judge the contract that (once) …

It was 9:45 at night, my cellphone kept on ringing. I was having a headache and felt heavily sleepy, and was on my way back home to Jakarta from Gosong Telaga, Aceh Singkil, so I did not heed every incoming …

If there is such thing as ideal election system, then such system would be the one that corresponds with the particular democratic experiences and political-sociological context in each country. An election system that is ideal for a country does not …

Indonesia will make a history in 2019. For the first time ever, Indonesia will hold concurrent elections to elect president, members of the national parliament (DPR), members of the lower house parliament (DPD), members of provincial parliament, and members of …

I can only laugh when the Election Commission (KPU) and the Parliament agree to allow criminal convict to participate in local elections as candidate. Titi Anggraini, the Executive Director of the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), wrote this on …

The election system that will be used in the upcoming 2019 Elections is getting more concrete. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued 13 strategic issues in the codification of the Presidential Election Law, Legislative Election Law, and the Election …

Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU), International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), dan Perkumpulan untuk Pemilu dan Demokrasi (Perludem) mengadakan diskusi meja bundar dengan pemangku kepentingan pemilu (20/9). Pemilu Indonesia sejalan tren dunia yang lebih banyak menggunakan sistem informasi tabulasi …

Act election campaign continued ban on houses of worship such as the electoral law then. The second revision of ignoring Article 69, concerning prohibited in the campaign. Thus, the prohibition in the 2017 election campaign still referring to the first …

  Tujuh perempuan petahana kembali berlaga. Perempuan berpotensi kembali terjebak dalam jejak kepentingan patron-klien. Dari 101 daerah yang menyelenggarakan Pemilihan Kepala Daerah (Pilkada), terdapat setidaknya 67 daerah yang diikuti oleh petahana, dengan total 90 pasangan calon (paslon). Sebanyak 83 paslon …

Dari 101 daerah Pilkada Serentak 2017, ada enam yang bercalon tunggal. Bandingkan dengan 269 daerah Pilkada Serentak 2015 dengan tiga daerah bercalon tunggal. Meningkatnya jumlah pilkada bercalon tunggal disebabkan karena makin beratnya syarat pencalonan jalur perseorangan. Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi yang …