Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Tentukan Pilihanmu
0 hari menuju
Pemilu 2024
April 12, 2022, 01.36 AM

Powerful political figures, including two ministers, who publicly backed a delayed election have fueled rising tensions.

President Widodo himself has publicly spoken out against the idea. He told his cabinet last week to focus on addressing the country’s economic woes, stressing that “nobody should bring up a (presidential) term extension or election delay anymore.”

But there is still strong skepticism regarding the President’s intentions.

Crowds of demonstrators storming the parliament building at Monday’s protests said halting elections would threaten the country’s democracy.

Indonesian police fired tear gas and deployed water cannons on the protestors forcing them to scuttle away. Local reporters say rocks were thrown into the complex after non-student protestors joined the rally.

Lawmakers addressed the students, vowing to keep election dates intact.

Sources: AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters

Dapatkan update berita pilihan dan breaking news setiap hari dari Kompas.com. Mari bergabung di Grup Telegram "Kompas.com News Update", caranya klik link https://t.me/kompascomupdate, kemudian join. Anda harus install aplikasi Telegram terlebih dulu di ponsel.

Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Page:


Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Recommendation
Comment wisely and responsibly. Comments are entirely the responsibility of the commentator as regulated in the ITE Law
Report
Thank You! We have received your report. We will remove comments that conflict with the Community Guidelines and the ITE Law.

More Headlines

Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Close Ads
Oke
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+