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Regional Elections 1 year ago
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Indonesians to head to polls for first-ever simultaneous local elections
Indonesia will hold on Wednesday its first-ever nationwide simultaneous regional elections, the largest in the nation’s history, to elect local leaders, who will influence the power play at the national level over the next five years.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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Pollster association audits two conflicting surveys on Jakarta race
The ethics council of the Indonesian Association for Public Opinion Surveys (Persepi) is investigating why two opinion polls on the three-way Jakarta governor race from Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) and Poltracking Indonesia had conflicting results on who the frontrunner of the Jakarta gubernatorial race is halfway into the campaign season.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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North Sumatra race: Jokowi’s son-in-law locks horns with PDI-P-aligned former governor
North Sumatra’s more than 10 million voters will select their new governor in November, choosing between the province’s former governor Edy Rahmayadi and strongly backed Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution, the son-in-law of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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Jakarta governor candidates battle for Betawi support
Jakarta governor candidate Ridwan Kamil is mounting a challenge to his biggest rival in the race in appealing to the Betawi people, Jakarta’s native ethnic group, through campaign promises and discussions geared toward cultural preservation and giving the community more widespread recognition.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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Jakarta governor candidates make debut in first debate
The General Elections Commission’s (KPU) Jakarta office held the first debate in the city’s gubernatorial race on Sunday night, with all three candidates making the most out of their chance to promote their campaign platforms and win potential voters.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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Central Java election: Battle of two generals on PDI-P turf
It’s still early in the two-way race for Central Java governor, but signs show a fierce competition may emerge between a former military chief on the ticket of the largest party in the province and a strongly backed former provincial police chief who has been running a campaign riding on the popularity of outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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Constitutional Court starts hearing petitions on blank boxes petition in regional races
Allowing a blank box on the ballots of all regional elections, including those with multiple candidate pairs, will allow voters to exercise political protest and create healthier competitions in regions, plaintiffs have said in the preliminary hearing for their petitions.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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Bawaslu highlights five provinces prone to fraud in November local elections
The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has identified five provinces highly vulnerable to electoral fraud, as the election watchdog looks to step up its oversight work to ensure that the November regional polls run well.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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Race starts for Indonesia’s biggest simultaneous regional elections
The race for the biggest single-day local elections officially began across the country this week, with hundreds of candidates hitting the campaign trail on Wednesday, two months before the voting day in November.
