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The Pros and Cons of Direct Regional Elections

Monday, January 12, 2026

Politicians spend billions of rupiah to become regional heads. Political costs are no justification for changing the electoral model.

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IN speeches rolling out the idea of electing regional heads through regional legislative councils (DPRDs), President Prabowo Subianto repeatedly invokes the high cost of direct elections. For that reason, he said, politics should not be dominated by those with deep pockets.

For Prabowo, indirect elections, or elections conducted through the DPRDs, offer a solution to the high cost of organizing general elections. “Once we have elected the

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Francisca Christy Rosana, Daniel Ahmad Fajri, and Hendrik Yaputra contributed to the reporting of this article.

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