https://www.scmp.com/rss/515801/feed Burhanuddin Muhtadi is a senior lecturer at Islamic State University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah in Indonesia en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In the run-up to Indonesia’s February elections, the presidential race received the most attention. But on the same day, Indonesians voted for their legislators at the district, provincial and national levels: almost 10,000 candidates competed for the national legislature alone. The electoral dynamics for legislative elections, particularly the practice of money politics – defined here as the exchange of material benefits (given to potential voters) for, or in the expectation of, receiving votes... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3255571/indonesia-art-winning-elections-can-cost-candidates-arm-and-leg-or-kidney?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3255571/indonesia-art-winning-elections-can-cost-candidates-arm-and-leg-or-kidney?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Mar 2024 03:00:18 +0000 There are two kingmakers who could determine who will be the next president of Indonesia and they have competing interests. The first is Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) General Chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri. PDI-P, which won 128 – or 22.26 per cent – of the lower house seats in the 2019 election, is the only party eligible to nominate a presidential candidate for 2024 without forming a coalition with other parties. On April 21, the party named Central Java Governor Ganjar... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3222757/indonesia-election-rift-appears-between-jokowi-and-megawati-battle-kingmakers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3222757/indonesia-election-rift-appears-between-jokowi-and-megawati-battle-kingmakers?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:30:08 +0000