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View all search resultsThe Constitutional Court is enjoying an uptick in public confidence ahead of the highly anticipated rulings on the legal challenges to the result of the February presidential election, according to a survey released on Thursday by Lembaga Survey Indonesia (LSI).
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri has warned the Constitutional Court justices to deliver fair decisions in the disputes over the results of the February presidential race.
Four cabinet members have been summoned to the witness stand in election-dispute hearings to testify about the distribution of social aid during the campaign season, which the losing presidential candidates allege was used for the benefit of the eventual winner, Prabowo Subianto.
The Constitutional Court’s ruling that scrapped the criminal penalties for spreading hoaxes is applauded by experts and activists as a good foundation for freedom of speech, although much work remains to uphold civil liberties in the country.
The legal team of the other losing candidate, Anies Baswedan, also filed a case, calling on Thursday for the court to order an election re-run that excludes Gibran, alleging his last-minute inclusion unfairly swayed the vote.
The president's son Gibran Rakabuming Raka was running with the winning ticket of Prabowo Subianto and the team of Anies maintains he was unfairly allowed to join the race due to the court's last-minute change of eligibility rules.
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