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View all search results2019-general-election
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
In defense of KPU and the 2019 general election
Is there such a thing as a perfect election in this world? No. Read every single election observation report from any country and you will find many incidents of fraud. There is no “perfect” election, although we — as election observers — seek “free and fair elections”.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Pollsters in election: Views from behind the screen
A few hours after polling stations closed at 1 p.m. on April 17, Indonesia’s electoral democracy went through a difficult phase of no-return, just like in 2014, namely, disputes over quick count results produced by pollsters and published on television and online media.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Jokowi’s Sumatra defeat: Insider’s voice
The much-anticipated presidential election has finally ended with, according to quick count results, the incumbent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Ma’ruf Amin leading by approximately 10 percent over the other duo, Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno. Jokowi’s victory, however, is being plagued by a substantial defeat in many provinces in Sumatra.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Indonesia’s election: How the West was lost
Despite protestations to the contrary, opposition candidates Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno appear to have lost the presidential race. According to quick count results, however, the pair have comfortably won Indonesia’s largest electorate, West Java.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Jokowi’s win possible opportunity for Australia
Despite the threat of protests and court action by opposition candidate Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia has once again pulled-off a remarkably successful election process, involving 193 million voters, with almost no violence or threat to the nation’s democracy.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Elections: Upcoming challenges of identity politics
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is on course for a second term in office; quick counts of the April 17 ballots suggest that he won around 55 percent of the votes, while his long-time rival, former military strongman Prabowo Subianto, garnered some 44 percent.
Editorial 6 years ago
Same old House?
It is as if nothing has happened since the 2014 legislative election.Despite a series of graft cases implicating various political parties and a meager performance in lawmaking, the new composition of the House of Representatives, according to quick-count results, has not changed much.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
End shadows of intolerance post elections
The simultaneous elections have ended, but they have left a frenzy and disputes. A group that claims to be the most moderate in the country is no longer able to display the tenderness and progressive spirit of Islam; it is trapped in political barriers and becoming intolerant.
