Sabtu , 29 Jul 2017, 11:11 WIB

'Jokowi's statement on presidential threshold is ridiculous'

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Democratic party faction secretary Didik Mukrianto said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s statement on presidential threshold was ridiculous. He believed Jokowi has simplified the problems that have...

Jumat , 28 Jul 2017, 19:16 WIB

Simplification of presidential threshold important: Jokowi

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIKARANG -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said simplification of presidential threshold to 20 percent in the election law is important for the Indonesian political vision in the future.  The president was commenting on critic by the general chairman of Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto, who described the law on presidential threshold as a political joke.  Prabowo Subianto criticized the law after...