The Government, represented by the Ministry of Home Affairs, has formulated the election law that will be used as the legal framework for the 2019 Concurrent Election. There are 13 issues considered to be the basis for the formulation. The …
Read More »Special Coverage
Red Carpet for Criminal Convicts
Members of Parliament recommends the Election Commission (KPU) to allow criminal convicts in probation to participate in elections as candidate. It violates the effort to establish a more clean and reliable electoral process. The hearing session between KPU and members …
Read More »Men in Womens Representation
The gender quotas of 30% for women group as a requirement for election participation in the 2014 legislative election has been properly implemented by the Election Commission (KPU), despite the fact that gender inequality is still a problem within the …
Read More »The Reasons Behind The Increase of Single Candidate in Local Elections
Out of 101 electoral areas that will hold the 2017 Local Elections, there are six areas with only one candidate participation. In the previous 2015 Local Elections, with 269 electoral areas, there are only three areas with single candidate participation. …
Read More »Seven Woman Incumbent Candidates in 2017 Local Elections
There are seven women incumbent candidates in the upcoming local elections. They might as well be trapped once again in the illicit relationship of patron-client. Out of 101 electoral areas that will hold the upcoming local elections, there are 67 …
Read More »Dynamics of Individual Candidates in Elections
Individual registrants path elections in 2017 increased compared to the elections of 2015. In fact, the requirements of individual pathways elections in 2017 under Law No.10 / 2016-election heavier than the previous election. The context of the political dynamics of …
Read More »Choosing Election Technology for Indonesia
The Election Commission (KPU), International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), and the Association for Election and Democracy (Perludem) held a conference with election stakeholders (09/20). Indonesia, like many other countries, mostly uses vote tabulation information system. It …
Read More »