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View all search resultsVote-buying is considered endemic in Indonesian politics, particularly since direct local elections were introduced in 2004. However the government and many election experts have stated that direct elections are still relevant, as a “lesser evil” compared to indirect elections, by guaranteeing people’s votes and encouraging public participation.
Yogyakarta’s provincial Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu DIY) has reported that vote-buying could occur in regional elections and that compared to Yogyakarta municipality, Kulon Progo regency was more vulnerable to such issues.