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Collection of local elections news, found 139 news.

Lest local elections lead to new COVID-19 clusters: MPR Chairman

Bambang Soesatyo (Bamsoet), Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman, cautioned that holding the ...

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 ...

Regional expansion is not primary answer to regions' problems: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin opined that the creation of new autonomous regions (DOB) is not the primary solution to ...

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 ...

Jokowi highlights importance of enforcing health protocols in Pilkada

President Joko Widodo stressed on the significance of enforcing health protocols across all stages of this year's ...

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 ...

Bawaslu, Ministry ink agreement on health safety during pilkada

The Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) and Health Ministry inked a cooperation agreement on the health safety of ...

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 ...

New health protocols should be prioritized during local elections

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian called to give greater importance to applying new health protocols related to the ...

DPD RI prepared to conduct evaluation of 2020 local elections

The Indonesian Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) is all set to evaluate the process of regional head elections ...

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Indonesia's regional head elections postponed over COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought several countries to a near standstill, as activities involving ...

Human rights body lauds decision to postpone regional head elections

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has hailed the decision to postpone the regional head elections ...

KPU draws government's praises for postponing regional head elections

The government commended a decision taken by the General Election Commission (KPU) to postpone the process of the 2020 ...

COVID-19 may potentially disrupt Indonesia's regional elections

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has infected at least 117 people in several Indonesian cities might ...