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The Law No.10/2016 has several articles that strengthen the law reinforcement of regulation on money politics. However, on the other side, there are also several articles that weaken it. The effect of the implementation of the law can be positive …

 The budgeting for the previous simultaneous regional election 2015 became an important matter to be evaluated. The Pilkada funding by the APDB were considered problematic. Various schemes were proposed. The Pilkada funding scheme from the annual regional budget (APDB) issued …

The stages plan and 2017 election schedule overshadow by nonsimultaneous election.  Delays in 2015 election is feared to be repeated. The 2015 regional head election was in fact intended to be simultaneous however, it failed. Some areas had to reschedule …

Panama Papers reveals company”s ownership in domestic tax havens. 899 Indonesian tycoons” names, a few of which are affiliated with the parties strengthen the thesis that parties are controlled by illicit money. A glass of mineral water was sipped by …

Today*s democracy can not run smoothly without participating in digital platform movement. On the other hand, digital democracy will stagnate without moving in the real world. September 2014, the election law through regional parliament was ratified by the House of …

Political Volunteers supporting regional heads winning move freely in grey area of election regulation. Rule makers are urged to immediately address this regulatory stuttering. Legal vacuum is utilized completely well by the voluntary association of political backers of regional head …

Simplifying the party system is not merely about reducing the number of political party involved The discussion over which election system should be implemented in the upcoming concurrent election is getting intense. Other than discussing the method of candidacy and …

Simplifying the party system is not merely about reducing the number of political party involved The discussion over which election system should be implemented in the upcoming concurrent election is getting intense. Other than discussing the method of candidacy and …

Appreciating Proportional Votes The codification initiative of the election law also initiates a discussion on which election system should be implemented in the concurrent election. Amidst the classical debate between open-list proportional representation system and closed-list proportional representation system, there …

The low awareness and discrimination against people with disability renders elections in Indonesia have not been fully-accessible. This is not to mention the other many problems surrounding the electoral process in Indonesia. Democracy, as the basis for election, requires sustainable …