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On Monday, June 12th 2017, based on the Executive Order No.75/P of 2017, President Joko Widodo inaugurates seven members of the Election Management Bodies Honor Council (DKPP) for the 2017-2022 period at the National Palace, Jakarta. Those seven DKPP members …

Adding 15 more seats in Parliament will cause 56 billion budget wasteful spending every year. The Executive Director of Indonesia Budget Center (IBC, Roy Salam, criticizes the members of the Special Committee for the new Elections Law Bill who disparage …

Members of the Special Committee for the new Elections Law Bill propose an idea to increase the total number of seats in Parliament from 560 to 579 seats. The exact number of the addition was deduced after a simulation process …

Aceh Institute demands more independence for Aceh’s Election Commission (KIP) and the Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) in the Elections Law. Other than demanding a transfer of authority in managing the election from the Aceh’s Parliament (DPRA) to KIP, Aceh Institute …

Members of the Elections Commission (KPU) at regency/municipality level receive the most sanctions from the Election Management Bodies Ethical Council (DKPP). That is the bottomline of the analysis study conducted by the Center for Political Studies (Puskapol) of University of …

A member of the Association of Professors on Constitutional and Administrative Law (APHTN-HAN), Refly Harun, says that if we really want free and fair elections, then we should never let the government and the parliament write the Elections Law for …

During the election day of the second round of the Jakarta Governorship Election of 2017, the People’s Voters Education Network (JPPR) reported that there are protests and disputes from the candidate’s official witnesses and voters at 9 Polling Stations out …

The Chief of the Special Committee for the Elections Law Bill, Muhammad Lukman Edy, says that he and his team has decided that the 2019 Concurrent Elections will be held on the third or fourth week of April. Lukman also …

Initiative for Constitution and Democracy (KoDe Inisiatif) express their hope that the new board of members of the Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) will be able to improve the integrity and transparency of the institution. According to KoDe Initiatif, Bawaslu should …

The Jakarta Metro Police, the Elections Commission (KPU), and the Elections Monitoring Body (Bawaslu), issue a prohibition for anyone to mobilize masses from outside Jakarta during election to monitor the Polling Stations because such act may intimidate voters. “We prohibit …