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Legislator supports reduction in regional election campaign period

Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Chairman Azis Syamsuddin voiced his support to a sanction to reduce ...

Local elections to proceed as scheduled amid strict health protocols

The 2020 simultaneous Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) will be held on December 9 to safeguard the people's ...

All commissioners of Bawaslu-Papua office test negative for COVID-19

Papua Office received negative test results for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid their hectic duties of ...

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Pilkada amid pandemic poses a dilemma

One by one, electoral officers who have been busy preparing for the 2020 simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada) ...

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 ...

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 ...

National Police deploy 192,168 personnel to secure regional elections

The National Police deployed 192,168 personnel to secure the 2020 simultaneous regional elections (Pilkada) scheduled ...

Jokowi supports BPK auditing state finance for COVID-19 handling

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is in favor of the audit to be conducted by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in the ...

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 ...

100 security personnel safeguard KPU-Mamberamo Raya office

Mamberamo Raya Office in Papua Province during the registration process of candidates contesting in this year's ...

Trump to Widodo: Committed to peace in Indo-Pacific region

In a message to President Joko Widodo on Indonesia's 75th Independence Day, US President Donald Trump said the two ...

People's safety is highest principle of state governance: DPR speaker

House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani laid emphasis on the fact that the people's safety is the ...

7,256 Indonesians in Malaysia registered as voters in Nunukan: KPU

Nunukan Office area, he noted. However, the local KPU officials, who conducted the latest updates of the registered ...

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 ...

Ensure high voter turnout in local elections amid COVID-19: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on related ministries and the General Elections Commission (KPU) to impose ...