The friction between the Governor of Jakarta Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama—who will run as an incumbent independent candidate in the 2017 gubernatorial election—and political parties heats up. Political party factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) has recently proposed changing the minimum support threshold for an independent candidate to be able to qualify in regional elections. The proposal will be discussed in the upcoming discussion on the amendment of Law 8/2015 that amended Law 1/2015 on the Election of Governors, Regents, and Mayors.To subscribe please click here
