November 15, 2024

Special Coverage

Impact of Covid-19 on Election and Democracy in Southeast Asia

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 …

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Bawaslu: KPU have Committed Administrative Violation

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 …

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PKPI Challenge KPU in Court Over Messy Election Registration Process

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 …

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Idaman Party Set Out to Challenge KPU’s Decision

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 …

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Disputing Over Object of Dispute in Political Party Registration Process for the 2019 Elections

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 …

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Which Data in Sipol Should be Opened to Public?

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 …

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Sipol and the Over-burdening Registration Requirements for Political Party

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 …

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Political Parties Think the Implementation of Sipol Is Still Poor

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 …

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