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View all search resultsFemale legislative candidates from the Jakarta II electoral district, which covers Central Jakarta, South Jakarta and overseas voters, pledged support for the protection of female migrant workers abroad as the elections draw near.
Anggi has achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that causes her limbs to be shorter than most people's. Her condition led to years of activism for the rights of disabled people and, later, to her foray into politics.
The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) has found that 25.5% or 2,049 of the registered House of Representatives candidates have opted not to disclose their personal information to the public through the General Elections Commission (KPU) website.
Slamet, who is a campaign team member of the Prabowo Subianto–Sandiaga Uno presidential ticket, is alleged to have violated Article 280 of Law No. 7/2017 for campaigning outside the schedule set by the General Elections Commission, as he took part at a mass gathering held by the PA 212 supporters in Gladak on Jan. 13.
A survey released by the Indonesian Diaspora Network-United (IDN-United) on Friday showed that 56 percent of Indonesian living abroad said they were "not aware" of the legislative candidates, while 29 percent said they were “less aware" of the candidates competing in the 2019 legislative election.
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