JAKARTA: Protests are planned in Indonesia on Thursday as parliament looks to annul changes to election laws made by the constitutional court, a rever...
Protests are planned in Indonesia on Thursday as parliament looks to annul changes to election laws made by the constitutional court, a reversal that could further strengthen the political influence of outgoing President Joko Widodo.
Widodo downplayed the concerns, saying on Wednesday the court ruling and parliamentary deliberations were part of the standard “checks and balances” of government. The political manoeuvres have sparked a wave of criticism online, with blue posters featuring the words “Emergency Warning” above Indonesia’s symbolic national eagle shared widely on social media.
But within 24 hours the parliament had tabled an emergency revision to annul the changes, which it is expected to ratify on Thursday, said legislator Luluk Hamidah.“Indonesian democracy is once again at a crucial crossroads,“ Anies posted on social media platform X, urging legislators to remember its fate rested in their hands.
Jokowi is facing mounting criticism for the increasingly bold ways his government is consolidating power, and over the creation of his own political dynasty.
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