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2019 Indonesian Election: Important Experience for Southeast Asian Regional Studies
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 …
Read More »A Regent Candidate in Jayapura Sues the Chairman of KPU to DKPP for Unfair Treatment
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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