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Politics 1 year ago
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Dynasties, lack of opposition paint bleak House picture
Dozens of lawmakers with family ties to incumbent politicians and public officials and hundreds of reelected incumbents of "poorly-performing" House of Representatives members may hinder the legislative body's performance in the next five years, according to findings by the Indonesian Parliament Watch (Formappi).
Society 2 years ago
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House launches inquiry on this year’s haj organization
Among issues to be investigated by the House of Representatives' inquiry team on haj are alleged misallocation of this year's haj quota and reported poor facilities received by pilgrims in Arafah and Mina, Saudi Arabia, during the peak of the pilgrimage.
Politics 2 years ago
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Court ruling sparks fresh debate over House threshold
While any plan to revise the General Elections Law has yet to be formally discussed at the House, some political parties have started proposing to lower the threshold, which has been met with opposition from others who want to increase the barrier to enter the national legislature.
Politics 2 years ago
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Women hope Indonesian election breaks them into boys' club
More than 200 million people are eligible to vote in the February 14 election, with slightly more than half of them women, according to the country's election commission, yet only a handful of women represent them in parliament.
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