Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic outbreak in 210 countries. The updated Worldometers data report (April 20, 06.21 Greenwich Mean Time / GMT), there were 2,407,699 positive cases with 165,093 deaths. No exception, the world data was included from 11 countries in the Southeast Asia region. Indonesia became the Southeast Asian country with the highest deaths due to Covid-19, 582 people …
Institute of South East Asia Studies (ISEAS) – Yusof Ishak Institute held a symposium on 2019 Indonesian elections in Singapore (11-12 / 7). Titled “Analyzing the Outcomes and Implications of the 2019 Elections”, the symposium was attended by a number of speakers who discussed issues that also became global trends such as identity politics, social media hoax, economic / class …
Abdul Jabar, the attorney of a regent candidate in Jayapura, Godlief Ohee, says his client is suing the Chairman of the Elections Commission (KPU), Arief Budiman, to the Elections Management’s Honor Council (DKPP). According to Abdul, Godlief is suing the Chairman because of the negligence on behalf of the Chairman to follow up the Elections Monitoring Body (Bawaslu)’s instruction to …
The Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) has issued their verdict on ten lawsuits regarding the result of political party registration process for the 2019 National Elections. Bawaslu have granted nine lawsuits and rejected one submitted by the Indonesia Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) led by Haris Sudarsono. Bawaslu also specify three main reasons on why they decided that the Elections Commission …
The Elections Commission (KPU) is sued by two different camps from the Indonesia Justuce and Unity Party (PKPI) over an allegation of administrative violation during political party election registration process. During two times of hearing in the Elections Monitoring Body’s (Bawaslu) headquarter, it was revealed that there is a friction within the internal organization of PKPI which resulted in two …
The General Secretary of Islam Peace Safe (Idaman) Party, Ramdansyah, sues the Elections Commission (KPU) to the Elections Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) over an allegation of administrative violation. Ramdansyah argues that KPU had conducted technical error during political party registration process for the 2019 Elections, and had not been fair and transparent about the registration process. “KPU has decided that we …
The Elections Commission (KPU) rejected the registration of thirteen political parties. The Elections Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) anticipating incoming lawsuit. The Elections Commission rejected registration application from thirteen political parties. We can see this from the data available on the Political Party Information System (Sipol) which can be accessed by the public. The reason behind the rejection: those thirteen parties failed …
KPU promises to open the data stored in the Political Party Information System (Sipol) after the registration process has ended. What kind of data should be made open to public? The Elections Commission (KPU) is rather late in opening the data in Sipol to public. On the first day of the political party registration phase on Tuesday (10/03), Sipol can …
The problem with Political Party Information System (Sipol) begins when the registration requirement for political party becomes more over-burdening. During the plenary meeting to discuss the Elections Law Bill months ago, representatives of political parties in the Parliament debated over the requirements for political party to participate in election process. Three political parties—PDIP, Golkar, and Nasdem—suggested that the requirements should …
Many political parties complaint to the Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) about the implementation of Political Party Information System (Sipol). In general, those parties think the implementation of Sipol is still infested with many problems and does not help the party registration process become easier. Poor Internet Access in Some Areas A representative of Indonesia Solidarity Party (PSI), Reza, says, 86 …
