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Who needs star power?
Regional Elections 1 year ago

Who needs star power?

Political scientists are still debating how much celebrity influences matter in elections, but we have reasons to worry about political parties exploiting the charm of celebrities and public figures.
Career diplomat or politician?
Editorial 1 year ago

Career diplomat or politician?

As Prabowo has made it clear he will be hands-on in foreign policy activities, he needs a minister who knows very well his vision and ambition and has a strong capacity to deal with regional and global affairs.
Window of hope
Regional Elections 2 years ago

Window of hope

For us to achieve a “golden” generation of Indonesians, as enshrined in the 2045 Vision, it is incumbent upon political parties to develop their talent pool and refrain from making assumptions that dismiss voters as lacking intelligence.
Poll integrity undermined, again
Regional Elections 2 years ago

Poll integrity undermined, again

Dharma is clearly being fielded to lose the election and to avoid the empty-box phenomenon that could potentially embarrass Ridwan.
Betrayal of people’s mandate
Regional Elections 2 years ago

Betrayal of people’s mandate

The Indonesia Onward Coalition (KIM) has built a cartel-like alliance for its preferred candidates in strategic regions such as Jakarta and East Java, making it difficult, if not impossible, for other parties to garner enough support to field opposing tickets.
Gerindra endorses Prabowo’s ex-assistant for Bandung mayor
Politics 2 years ago

Gerindra endorses Prabowo’s ex-assistant for Bandung mayor

Prabowo's Gerindra Party has decided to nominate his former assistant Dhani Wirianata to contest the Bandung mayoral election in November.
Supreme Court inches closer to first female justice for religious chamber
Politics 2 years ago

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Supreme Court inches closer to first female justice for religious chamber

The Supreme Court is expected to add the first-ever female justice to its religious chamber if the House of Representatives approves of the sole name proposed by the Judicial Commission.
Law of the jungle
Regional Elections 2 years ago

Law of the jungle

Whatever excuse politicians come up with, it is becoming increasingly hard to dispute that there is one clear beneficiary of the current changes: Jokowi’s youngest son Kaesang Pangarep.
Room for improvement
Editorial 2 years ago

Room for improvement

Indonesia’s democracy will never mature if we continue allowing such forms of corruption and favoritism to run rampant as the default way to groom new leaders.
As voters, we may not be so rational as we think
Perspectives 2 years ago

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As voters, we may not be so rational as we think

It would be impossible to collect all relevant information and learn deeply about the candidates, even when we are part of the candidate's team.

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