Indonesia: Election law changes spark mass protests
Indonesia: Election law changes spark mass protests
The country's leaders want to reverse a constitutional court decision to open up elections to their rivals.
On Wednesday, Indonesia's top court ruled that parties would not need a minimum 20% of representation in their regional assemblies in order to field a candidate.
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If passed, it would maintain the status quo, which favours parties in the ruling coalition of the outgoing president
How?
... which favours parties in the ruling coalition ... As a result, many local elections are expected to be uncontested affairs.
The current "status quo" is that the current ruler gets everything he wants.
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