Special Coverage
Banten’s Local Election: An Evaluation
Voters turnout in Banten’s Provincial Election of 2017 has been increasing compared to previous provincial election, but it’s not quite high enough. ...APHTN-HAN Rejects the Idea to Allow DPRD Members to Nominate DPD Candidates
Members of the Association of Professors on Constitutional and Administrative Law (APHTN-HAN) state that Indonesia is currently experiencing a political anomaly. For ...The Pyramid of EMBs’ Responsibility: KPU at Regency/Municipality Has the Biggest Responsibility
Elections management bodies (EMBs), especially the Election Commission (KPU), have a responsibility allocation scheme that represents a pyramid. KPU at regency/municipality level ...Discussions for the New Elections Law Bill Were Conducted in a Closed-Meeting, Why’s So Secretive?
The discussion processes for the new Elections Law Bill were conducted in closed and exclusive meetings. Discussions regarding new Elections Law in ...KPU Will Implement Sustainable Updating System for Voters List
The National Election Commission (KPU RI) conducted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to discuss about the updating system for Voters’ List with ...The Majority of Violation Reports in 2017 Local Elections Come from Candidates’ Campaign Team
Public participation in monitoring and reporting electoral violations in 2017 Local Elections is still low. According to the data published by the ...The Chief of the Special Committee for the New Elections Law Bill: We Need to ...
The Chief of the Special Committee for the new Elections Law Bill, Muhammad Lukman Edy, confirms the rumor that he and his ...Women Representation and the Quality of Democracy in Indonesia
The inequality in gender representation in Parliament has no linear correlation with the general quality of democracy in a country. For example, ...Women Talks about Elections: We Want Fair Competition
During a public discussion titled “Kartini Talks about Elections” in Jakarta (04/20), members of the Caucus for Women Politics in Indonesia (KPPI) ...Seizing Women’s Political Rights with the New Elections Law
Circa one hundred years ago, Kartini wrote on one of her letters: “Go, seize your dream. Fight for your future. Fight for ...
