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Legislative Race 3 years ago
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Parties rally to reject PDI's proposal to adopt closed-list electoral system
Eight out of nine political parties at the House of Representatives have expressed strong opposition to a push to return to a closed-list electoral system for 2024 legislative elections.
Legislative Race 3 years ago
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Parties reject closed-list electoral system
Pro-government and opposition parties put on a united front on Tuesday against a push to ditch the current open-list proportional representation format for legislative elections, which allows voters to have an influence over legislative candidates put forward by political parties.
Politics 5 years ago
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PDI-P has problem in West Sumatra and history is to blame
In a normal setting, the speech from senior PDI-P politician Puan Maharani could be considered tame, if not normative. "We hope that West Sumatra can indeed be a province that will support a Pancasila state," Puan said in his closing remark in a virtual meeting to announce the ticket of Mulyadi and Ali Mukhni to run in this year's gubernatorial election.
World 5 years ago
Democracy activist Joshua Wong launches bid for Hong Kong legislature
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city's legislature, raising the prospect of a battle with authorities after being barred from running in previous polls.
