The Spring of Candidacy

The candidacy process of regional elections is often flawed. It is marred by the practice of political oligarchy that blocks competition causes the regional elections to turn into a game involving a handful of the elites

Kompas/Heru Sri Kumoro

Live streaming statement from the commissioner of the General Elections Commission related to the anticipation of the spread of Covid-19 in the holding of the 2020 Regional Election at the Bawaslu Office, Jakarta, Tuesday (17/3/2020).

In the midst of the outbreak of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, which has left the public in an uncomfortable and uncertain situation, political activities in many regions continue to warm up as stages of the simultaneous regional head elections of 2020 enter a crucial phase.

The stages include the candidacy stage, which causes public areas to be crowded with information on people, ahead of the simultaneous local elections in 270 regions.