Indonesia losing candidate Anies tells court election was fraught with interference
Anies Baswedan the Court that after two decades of direct elections, Indonesia was at risk of sliding into its authoritarian past.
Wed Mar 27 2024
Ku Li proposes direct elections for prime minister post
Malaysia should consider having an elected prime minister, rather than someone who is pushed up by a party, says Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.
Sat May 30 2015
Jokowi hits out over democratic roll-back
Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo or better known as Jokowi, accused his opponents of rolling back democracy after parliament voted to scrap direct elections of local officials
Mon Sep 29 2014
Indonesian netizens express outrage over scrapping of direct elections
Indonesian netizens took to Twitter to express their furious after the country's House of Representatives eliminated direct local elections.
Sat Sep 27 2014
Indonesia votes to scrap direct elections for local leaders
Indonesia's parliament voted Friday to scrap direct elections for local leaders, despite angry protests against the move.
Fri Sep 26 2014