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View all search resultsThe General Elections Commission (KPU) will ask candidates in the upcoming simultaneous regional elections in December to refrain from hosting campaign rallies in person and instead bring them online, as the government presses ahead with polling under the shadow of the pandemic.
The General Elections Commission (KPU) has issued a regulation on the 2020 regional polls, stipulating health protocols for the simultaneous elections in at least 204 regions across Indonesia that are set to hold elections in December.
Gerindra party politician Rahayu “Sara” Saraswati has secured support from the party’s executive board to run in the upcoming South Tangerang regional elections, pending official endorsement from her uncle, party chairman Prabowo Subianto.
The Home Ministry has proposed an extra Rp 1.4 trillion (US$98.78 million) in budget funds to hold the regional elections in December. Public health experts say holding elections at the time of a pandemic could be risky.
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