#election law

Collection of election law news, found 80 news.

President Jokowi stops distribution of bicycles over election rules

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will, for the time being, halt the distribution of bicycles to winners of his quiz ...

Ex-corruption convicts allowed to run for parliamentary seats: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that ex-corruption convicts are allowed to run for parliamentary seats, based on the ...

President signs election bill into law

President Joko Widodo signed an election bill into law on August 16, 2017, presidential spokesman Johan Budi stated. ...

President: Simplification of presidential threshold important

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said simplification of presidential threshold to 20 percent in the election law is ...

Government ready to face judicial review of election law

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H Laoly said the government is ready to face judicial review of the new election ...

Government lauds house factions for reaching consensus on elections law

The government has lauded the spirit of the House factions to reach a consensus on the deliberations regarding the ...

President calls for consistency with regard to election law

President Joko Widodo said here on Saturday that he hoped for consistency with regard to the simplification of ...

Amended election bill will not be delayed: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given an assurance that the government-proposed revision of the general election ...

House set to pass revision of Regional Head Election Law

The House of Representatives (DPR) has set itself the target of endorsing the revision of the Law No.8/2015 on the ...

Government to not complicate guidelines for independent candidates: Minister

The government does not intend to complicate the guidelines for independent candidates in the 2017 regional elections, ...

242 of new parliament members have tarnished records: Kontras

The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said it surveys found many of the new members of ...

Indonesian students in Australia reject new regional election law

Indonesian students in Queensland, Australia, has expressed their rejection to the regional election law recently ...

Democrat to support if Jokowi decides to continue BDF

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonos Democrat Party has said that it would give support if president-elect Joko Widodo ...

Govt plans to challenge indirect election law: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a press conference on Tuesday morning said the government was planning to ...

Regional Elections Act challenged in Constitutional Court

The Regional Elections Act that was approved by the House of Representatives (DPR) was immediately challenged in the ...