#december 9

Collection of december 9 news, found 202 news.

Most people in favor of postponing 2020 regional head elections

A survey conducted by Polmatrix Indonesia found that the greater bulk of people opted for postponement of the 2020 ...

Shorten local election process to reduce COVID-19 risk: academician

The preparations and stages of the 2020 simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada) need to be curtailed in view of ...

DPD reaffirms rejection to holding Dec-9 regional head elections

The Regional Representatives Council’s (DPD’s) Committee I reiterated its rejection to the simultaneous ...

Election commissioner Evi Novida Ginting infected with COVID-19

General Elections Commission (KPU) member Evi Novida Ginting Manik tested positive for the coronavirus disease ...

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"Fiesta of democracy" requires no compromise approach to public health

Indonesia, the world's third largest democracy after the US and India, is once again gearing to hold simultaneous ...

Bawaslu: KPU-Papua office advised to conduct swab testing

The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Papua has advised that all members of the province’s General ...

KPU-Papua office member infected with COVID-19: commission

The General Elections Commission (KPU) authority in the Indonesian Province of Papua revealed that one of its members ...

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Office, family, election clusters put focus back on health protocols

For Indonesia, which has been striving to flatten its coronavirus curve since March, 2020, the past two weeks have ...

Police to deploy over 137,000 personnel on Pilkada polling day

The Indonesian Police will deploy 137,729 personnel to guard 300,152 polling stations (TPS) on December 9, 2020, the ...

734 candidate pairs register for regional elections: KPU chief

Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU), Arif Budiman, has said that 734 nominee pairs have registered as ...

Jokowi seeks improvement in democratic system during 2020 elections

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) sought an improvement in the practice of democracy in the regional elections, scheduled ...

Sole candidates versus blank boxes in 31 regions, bad precedent

House of Representatives' (DPR's) Commission II member, Guspardi Gaus, expressed concern over sole candidates ...

Prepare for safe simultaneous regional elections amid COVID-19: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reminded that the simultaneous regional head elections (pilkada), scheduled on ...

Successful local elections part of national agenda: Home Ministry

Successful regional head elections (Pilkada) to be organized simultaneously in 270 regions in Indonesia's 32 ...

Home Minister hopes 50 percent turnout in December local elections

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has expressed his hope that the voter turnout in simultaneous regional head ...