olitical parties behind President Prabowo Subianto’s administration are open to his suggestion of scrapping the current system of direct elections for regional heads, despite strong opposition from pro-democracy advocates who warned that it would undercut democratic accountability and risk reversing hard-won reforms.
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The fate of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka hangs in the balance as political parties weigh legislative moves that could potentially pave the way for his impeachment following a Supreme Court ruling invalidating the education certificate that he used to qualify for the 2024 election. While the last week ruling does not remove Gibran from […]
President Prabowo Subianto’s pursuit of political stability through a dominant ruling coalition has turned the House of Representatives into a rubber stamp for his administration, undermining the legislature’s ability to scrutinize government decisions, challenge executive power and represent the public’s interests. With seven of the eight political parties in the House backing the government, a […]
T he Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition challenging Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s eligibility for the 2024 election, saying the petitioners lacked legal standing despite finding no evidence he met the high school-equivalent education requirement to run for office. In a decision read out on Tuesday evening, the court found no convincing evidence that […]
