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Politics 1 year ago
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Court bars legislators-elect from quitting to contest regional polls
In a small win for democracy amid the ongoing furor over the newly passed TNI Law revision, justices at the top court have ruled "to uphold [...] the people's sovereignty" by barring legislators-elect from abandoning their constituency expressly to make a bid for a regional leadership post.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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KPU allows elected lawmakers to run in regional head elections
Petitioners that challenged the 2016 Regional Elections Law have criticized the KPU's decision, saying it violated a requirement from the Constitutional Court for legislators-elect to submit a statement that they would relinquish their new posts if they won in the regional head elections on Nov. 27.
Legislative Race 1 year ago
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House of old men: 2024 election sees lowest number of young lawmakers
Dynastic politics and incumbents are blamed as two key reasons young politicians have struggled to gain seats in the House of Representatives, according to a recent study by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Legislative Race 2 years ago
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Health centers gear up to help depressed legislative candidates
Local administrations and health centers have been working to prepare special facilities for legislative candidates who are likely to suffer from stress and mental breakdowns after defeat in the Feb. 14 election.
Legislative Race 2 years ago
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‘I’ll vote randomly’: Legislative candidates remain distant from diaspora community
Alicia, a 30-year-old designer who has spent half her life in Malaysia, has her weekend plans set. On Saturday, she will drive to the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur, where she will be given two ballot papers. One for picking her presidential pick, and the other to choose her legislative representative.
Politics 2 years ago
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North Sumatra Police detain local KPU official for extortion
Parlagutan Harahap is at least the second official of a North Sumatra election body to be named as a suspect of extortion, following the arrest in November of Azlansyah Hasibuan, who was then a member of the Medan Bawaslu.
Legislative Race 2 years ago
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South Korean native vies for House seat
Among thousands of election campaign ads across the capital, one particular poster has stood out around Central Jakarta and South Jakarta showing a South Korean native running for a seat at the House of Representatives in February's general election.
