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Politics 8 months ago
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House hearing on court’s ruling separating elections draws criticism
An unexpected House of Representatives hearing on a recent Constitutional Court ruling that ordered that national and local elections be held separately starting in 2029 has alarmed activists and experts, who warn that lawmakers may be looking for ways to delegitimize the court decision.
Politics 1 year ago
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Court orders revote, vote recount in regional elections in 25 regions
The Constitutional Court has granted some petitions filed by losing candidates challenging the results of the regional elections and ordered the General Elections Commission (KPU) to hold a revote and vote recounting in 25 regions nationwide, including for the Papua gubernatorial race.
Politics 1 year ago
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Calls grow for House to fall in line with nixed nomination threshold
Pressure is mounting on the House of Representatives to fall in line with the recent surprise ruling by the Constitutional Court that removed the steep nomination threshold from future presidential elections.
Politics 1 year ago
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Constitutional Court revokes presidential nomination threshold
The Constitutional Court annulled on Thursday the threshold for political parties in nominating presidential candidates, restoring hopes for more competitive polls in the future after more than a dozen attempts to open up the race.
Politics 1 year ago
Pro-democracy activists rally behind Constitutional Court
The activists, who included poet Goenawan Mohammad, anti-graft campaigner Zainal Arifin Muchtar, playwright Agus Noor, political commentator Ikrar Nusa Bakti, actor Wanda Hamidah and the widow of Muslim intellectual Nurcholish Madjid Omie Komariah, led a delegation of pro-democracy campaigners to give moral support to court justices, who are currently in a legal standoff against lawmakers at the House of Representatives who wish to annul its recent ruling.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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House rushes to revise regional head elections law after court rulings
The House of Representatives legislation body (Baleg) is in the spotlight for rushing to revise the regional head elections law, reportedly in an attempt to circumvent new rules for candidate nomination the Constitutional Court introduced on Tuesday, three months before the polls.
