Opinion • 25 Mar 2024

Political Horse Trading: When the 2024 Election Loses Meaning

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This article discusses the phenomenon of political horse-trading in the context of elections, where power is considered a commodity that can be traded for political gain.

Opinion • 21 Dec 2025

The Broad Guidelines of State Policy and Latent Tensions: Development Stability and Democracy

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The discourse on reviving the Broad Guidelines of State Policy arises from the need for stability and continuity of national development amidst democratic leadership transitions.

Opinion • 26 Feb 2024

Dynastic Politics in the Perspective of Democracy in Indonesia

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Legal Literacy – Dynastic politics is a phenomenon that is often encountered in the election process. Not infrequently, this becomes a hot topic of debate among the public. Considering,...

Opinion • 18 Aug 2023

Closed Proportional Election System V. Open Proportional Election System: An Expert's View

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…al closed list and open list proportional electoral system. Changes to the system in the context of a democracy constitutional state have...

Opinion • 04 Jan 2026

2026: The Year of Determining Indonesian Electoral Democracy

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…evision of the Election Law & Regional Head Elections Law after the Constitutional Court Decision. The regulation must be completed to maintain legitimacy democracy before the 2029 Elections.

Opinion The National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo will examine the case of the detention of activists

Constitutional Court Decision Number 119/PUU-XXIII/2025, A New Gateway to Environmental Justice in Indonesia

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Constitutional Court Decision Number 119/PUU-XXIII/2025 is a new hope for environmental activists in Indonesia. This decision strengthens the Anti-SLAPP mechanism to prevent the criminalization of environmental defenders who voice...

Opinion • 25 Mar 2024

Post 2024 Presidential Election: Utopian Sustainable Considerations to Realize a Golden Indonesia 2045?

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The 2024 Simultaneous General Election and the controversial quick count release results

News • 21 Mar 2024

Constitutional Court Revokes Article on Spreading False News, Is the Threat to Freedom of Opinion Resolved?

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The Constitutional Court Revokes the Article on Spreading False News that incited riots in Law Number 1 of 1946 concerning Criminal Law Regulations. The reason for this cancellation is that the article is considered ambiguous and potentially...

Opinion • 24 Dec 2025

Potential Return of the Dual Function of ABRI

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The filling of civil positions by the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) raises public concerns about the return of the Dual Function of ABRI as in the New Order era.

Opinion • 05 Jan 2026

Opposition: Lost in Parliament, Alive on the Streets

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…ation of a large coalition. Criticism is taken over by civil society and the media in order to keep the spirit democracy alive.