The current 'open' ballot system allows citizens to vote directly for individual lawmakers.
The case, brought by several politicians including from the ruling Democratic Party of Struggle , seeks a return to the 'closed' ballot system. Critics say the change would take the world's third-largest democracy back to the era of authoritarian rule, when only heads of political parties were empowered to appoint lawmakers.
President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, has denied that he is seeking to extend his time in office beyond the two-term limit and recently stated that he would not do anything that would"tarnish democracy".
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