Courting Disaster (with Amilia Rosa)

Send us a text Courting Disaster —The Constitutional Court appears poised to hand down a ruling that would give political party leaders including Megawati Sukarnoputri, chair of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) power to hand pick representatives to sit in parliament following legislative elections. Such a ruling would erode voter choice while enhancing the the sway of elites. With the head of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Firli Bahuri, seemingly ...