Opinion

The Simultaneous Local Election (Pilkada) Part I has ended and now we”re waiting for the Simultaneous Pilkada Part II. Pilkada has become one of the most talked about topics. One of the discussions is concerning the trouble in proofing the …

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 …

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 …

Terms of independent crowded in public but in fact deserted perpetrators and supporters. Who would be your individual path that many can public support? What if the question is, whos elected regional heads track individuals who successfully led the region? …

Actually, it is no longer relevant to question why the state needs to subsidize political parties. Law No.3 / 1975 on Social and Political Organizations (PPP, Golkar, PDI) had written finance of political parties and Golkar is obtained from membership …

Is it fair that elected board from election result, elected directly by the people, is dismissed from his public position by the party? Fahri Hamzah, one of the board of the Prosperous Justice Party in last 2014 election, dismissed by …