Opinion

Members of the Parliament and the government finally passed the Elections Law Bill on July 21st 2017. The decision to pass the bill was taken by majority voting because four political parties disagree with some content of the bill and …

“A democracy without demos, that is the people who have proper understanding of the mechanism and mode of democracy, has no reason whatsoever to implement democracy. It will only lead to a bunch of kratos, that is a group of …

Having covering the discussions process of the Elections Law Bill since November, I can surely say that the contents of the Bill are not progressive enough to accommodate the interests of the people they should have prioritize. None of the …

The electoral process needs to be re-formulated so that it can minimize the role of state in it. There is a prevalent misconception among policy makers in Indonesia that they think they should pass more laws in order to improve …

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 …

Early in 2016 the Asean Economic Community (AEC/MEA) has been implemented. This AEC implementation brings about Indonesian existence in Southeast Asia, especially in the political field. Although it is dynamic, this sector gives effects to other sectors. The dynamics of …

The phenomenon that drove political parties into government coalition needs to be carefully examined; our concerns are not of big and transactional politics in the government, but on the weakening of opposition parties in parliament. Maybe this time we know …

Second batch of simultaneous regional elections will begin its stages in months. Approximately 101 areas consisted of 7 provinces and 92 regencies/cities will conduct a celebration of democracy in February 2017. At this time KPU RI is conducting an evaluation …

Female regional head elected in 2015 election will be dealing with the high degree of fragmentation of the parliament. It will  be a formidable challenge to run “pro-women” government for the next five years. The representation of women in decision-making …

Provincial Election Commission (KPU Provinsi) of West Sumatra held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with KPU Selingkup West Sumatra, academics, political parties, community leaders and students on the evaluation of the Dec 9 2015 simultaneous regional elections (23-2 /2). West …