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The General Elections Commission (Indonesian: Komisi Pemilihan Umum, abbreviated as KPU) is the body that organises elections in Indonesia. Its responsibilities include deciding which parties can contest elections, organising the voting and announcing the results and seats won in the various branches of the government.
The Regional Representative Council of Indonesia is the upper house of the People's Consultative Assembly, the legislative branch of the Indonesian government.Following the 2019 Indonesian legislative election, there were 136 seats within the assembly, all of which consisted of non-partisan members, [a] each representing a province; 4 members were elected from each province.
Provinces have a local government, consisting of a governor (Gubernur) and a regional legislative body (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Provinsi). The governor and members of local representative bodies are elected by popular vote for five-year terms, but governors can only serve for two terms.
In Indonesia, district is the third-level administrative subdivision, below regency or city. [1] [2] [3] [4] The local term kecamatan is used in the majority of ...
During the late 19th century, Medan developed as an important economic center in the Sumatra's east coast, rapidly changing the settlement from a village into an urban agglomeration.
The KPU scheduled five debates to be held in 2019, the same number as in 2014. DPR member and PAN Central Committee chairman Yandri Susanto proposed that the debates be held in English, but the KPU decided that the debates would be held in Indonesian. [89] [90] The debate questions from the KPU were provided in advance to the candidates. The ...
The National Awakening Party (Indonesian: Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa; lit. ' Party of the Nation's Awakening '), frequently abbreviated to PKB, is an Islam-based [6] [7] political party in Indonesia.
The Party of Functional Groups (Indonesian: Partai Golongan Karya), often known by its abbreviation Golkar, is a centre-right big tent [10] secular nationalist political party in Indonesia.