ndonesian netizens have expressed anger over a luxurious trip to the United States (US) taken by Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chair Kaesang Pangarep and his wife Erina Gudono amid widespread student protests in the country. Thousands of university students took to streets across the archipelago on Thursday to protest controversial move by the House of Representatives in an attempt to subvert the Constitutional Court’s rulings on candidate requirements in the 2016 Regional Elections Law. The protests erupted after the House Legislation Body (Baleg) rushed to revise the prevailing rules on the age of candidacy and other requirements for the regional head elections in November.
The law revision was finished in three back-to-back meetings on Wednesday, just five workdays before candidate registration for the 2024 regional head elections opens on Aug. 27. Among the proposed revisions was one stating that the minimum age of 30 would apply at the time an elected candidate was inaugurated instead of when potential candidates registered, in direct contradiction to the Constitutional Court ruling on the matter.
Following the student protests however, the House dropped its plan to revise the Regional Elections Law on Thursday. Delivered straight to your inbox three times weekly, this curated briefing provides a concise overview of the day's most important issues, covering a wide range of topics from politics to culture and society. By registering, you agree with 's Please check y.