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Decline in Single-Candidates: The Need to Regulate Political Party Coalitions
As of the closing of the local head candidate registration period on 29 August 2024, a total of 43 out of 545 local electoral regions (7.89%) are set to run with single-candidate races. Of these, one is...
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Constitutional Court Decision: Political Parties or Coalitions May Nominate Candidates Without Referring to Parliamentary Seats or Aggregate Vote Share
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia, through Decision No. 60/PUU-XXII/2024, declared that Article 40(1) of Law No. 10/2016 on Local Elections is unconstitutional and no longer legally binding...
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Fraudulent Use of Citizens’ Identity Documents: Bawaslu Must Respond Swiftly and Firmly
he recent reports of Jakarta residents whose ID data, specifically photocopies of their electronic ID cards (KTP-el), have been misused without consent to support independent candidates in the Jakarta...
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Single-Candidate Elections Are Silencing Democracy
he prevalence of single-candidate contests in the 2024 local elections appears to be the preferred political strategy of many political parties, particularly in several major provinces. This trend has become...
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KPU’s Removal of Disqualification Sanction for Failing to Submit Campaign Finance Reports: A Step Backward for Anti-Corruption Elections
he draft regulation on campaign finance (PKPU) for the 2024 local elections removes the disqualification sanction for candidate pairs (paslon) who fail to submit their Final Report on Campaign...
