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Indirect Elections Stall

Monday, April 27, 2026

Parties prioritize revising the General Election Law over rules on regional head elections via local councils. Discussions have stalled internally.

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Chairman of the Golkar Party, Bahlil Lahadalia, with President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka at the Sentul International Convention Center, December 12, 2024. Tempo/Imam Sukamto. tempo : 177879670164.

REVERBERATING at the start of the year, the idea of indirect regional head elections—choosing governors, mayors, and regents through regional legislative councils—has begun to fade. President Prabowo Subianto had floated the idea several times, arguing that direct elections impose high political costs. A draft Regional Head Election Law—intended to set the rules for local polls—has also been removed from the package of rev

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Hussein Abri Dongoran

Daniel A. Fajri and Francisca Christy Rosana contributed to the writing of this article.

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