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Elections watchdogs and members of the public have called for more order and restraint in the placement of campaign flags and banners in response to a series of recent road accidents caused by falling campaign materials.
Labor rights NGO Migrant Care says it is inspecting overseas voter rolls following complaints from Indonesians residing in New York, the United States, that the list of eligible voters there, managed by the General Elections Commission (KPU), featured numerous duplicate names.
A number of digital billboard advertisements featuring presidential candidate Anies Baswedan that were paid for by a group of volunteers have been mysteriously taken down ahead of schedule, stoking concerns of foul play from netizens, while Anies’ camp threatened to take legal action.
The agency said campaign events at universities were only permitted on weekends and holidays and noted that Anies’ team had held an event at the province’s Hazairin University on Dec. 6, 2023, a Wednesday.
The Central Jakarta office of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) found indications that vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka violated a gubernatorial regulation for distributing free milk during a Car Free Day event in the capital.
Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka answered on Wednesday a summons from the Central Jakarta branch of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to defend himself against an alleged campaign violation in Jakarta last month.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka is seeking to be vice-president with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto as his running mate in the Feb. 14 election, and the pair command a solid lead over teams led by rival presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo.
