Kamis , 19 Oct 2017, 07:02 WIB

Same old players in Pilpres, voters may prefer abstain: HNW

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Vice Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly, Hidayat Nur Wahid (HNW) hoped the 2019 general election (Pilpres) will be lively and bring a lot of alternative...

Rabu , 26 Jul 2017, 00:03 WIB

'20 pct PT equals to assassination of political opponents'

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Political observer Chusnul Mar'iyah considered the government tried to cornered its political opponent through articles in Election Law.  Furthermore, she described the application of 20 percent presidential threshold equals to assasination of political opponents.  Chusnul assessed such requirement eliminate the chance for parties outside the government coalition to promote their own candidates for next presidential election. "Presidential threshold is...