August 8, 2024

News

KPU will follow up on the Supreme Court’s Decision Regarding the Minimum Age for Inauguration

Member of the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU), Idham Holik stated that the KPU will follow up on the Supreme Court (MA) Decision No.23P/HUM/2024, by amending the KPU Regulations (PKPU) regarding the Registration of Prospective Candidate Pairs in the Regional …

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MK Grants Lawsuit regarding Women’s Representation and Orders PSU

The Constitutional Court granted the Prosperous Justice Party’s (PKS) request in the 2024 legislative election results dispute (PHPU) trial regarding women’s representation of at least 30 percent. The Constitutional Court ordered the General Election Commission (KPU) to conduct a re-voting …

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ANFREL Highlights Abuse of State Resources in the 2024 Election

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), together with the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), the Voter Education Network for the People (JPPR), and the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), released the final international monitoring report on the 2024 …

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ANFREL Recommends Improving Candidate Qualifications and Election Transparency

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) released its final international monitoring report for the 2024 Indonesian election. In its report, ANFREL recommends that provisions and laws related to candidate qualifications, including age requirements, be regulated in detail so that …

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MK Orders PSU at All Polling Stations for Gorontalo Province DPRD Electoral District 6

Thursday (6/6), the Constitutional Court (MK) read out its decision on the petition for dispute over the results of the Provincial Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD) Election No.125-01-08-29/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 which was submitted by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). The Constitutional Court …

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Coklit Pilkada will Start from June 24 to July 24 2024

The General Election Commission (KPU) will carry out voter matching and research (Coklit) in the upcoming 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada). Coklit will be carried out simultaneously within one month, from June 24 to July 24, 2024. “God willing, Coklit …

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There must be a Written Prohibition on Distributing Social Assistance in the 2024 Regional Elections

Lecturer in Election Law, Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia (UI), Titi Anggraini, hopes that there will be a written ban on the distribution of social assistance in the 2024 regional elections. The Constitutional Court ordered that the distribution of …

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The Supreme Court’s Decision Regarding the Age Requirements for Regional Heads Disrupts the Principles of Justice in Regional Elections

The 2024 regional elections are underway. Until August 19, 2024, prospective individual candidates will fulfill the support requirements in the form of supporting documents and Resident Identity Cards (KTP) to the General Election Commission (KPU). In the midst of the …

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Perludem: KPU Doesn’t Need to Implement Supreme Court Decision Regarding Age of Candidate for Governor

On April 22, 2024, the Indonesian Republican Guard Party (Garuda) submitted a request for a judicial review of Article 4 paragraph (1) letter d of General Election Commission Regulation (PKPU) No. 9 of 2020 concerning the Fourth Amendment to PKPU …

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The Supreme Court’s Decision is Considered to Normalize Political Dynasties and is not Democratic

Constitutional Law Expert STH Jentera Bivitri Susanti assesses that the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the age limit for regional head candidates calculated at the time of the candidate’s inauguration is a fraudulent use of the law and the courts. In …

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