Adhyasta Dirgantara, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The 7th President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has bluntly stated that the revisions to the old version of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law were an initiative of the House of Representatives (DPR).
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February 2026
January 2026
Surabaya – Hundreds of students from the East Java Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) held a protest action in front of the East Java Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) building on Jalan Indrapura in Surabaya on Monday January 19.
Father Terong: Of course! I chose you myself!
Mother: And I myself chose your father as a husband. I'm not Sitti Nurbaya (referring to the novel Sitti Nurbaya: Unrealised Love by Marah Rusli about forced marriages).
Daughter: How come you're sad, depressed Terong?
Singgih Wiryono, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Three different survey institutions, LSI Denny JA, Litbang Kompas and Populi Centre, have released similar results on the issue of the election of regional heads (Pilkada) being through Regional Representative Councils (DPRD).
Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) has released the results of a poll showing that the majority of Generation Y or Millennials reject the election of regional heads (Pilkada) via Regional Representative Councils (DPRD).
Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The results of a survey by the Denny JA Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) show that the majority of President Prabowo Subianto's voters in the 2024 presidential election (Pilpres) reject the discourse on the election of regional heads (
December 2025
Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Adi Prayitno, a political observer from the Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN) in Jakarta, says there is an impression that the political elite are afraid of the ordinary people, which is why they are floating the idea of electing regional heads (
Jakarta – The Coalition for the Codification of Election Laws rejects the idea put forward by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto regarding the desire to return the election of regional heads (Pilkada) through the Regional Representative Councils (DPRD).
Fika Nurul Ulya, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has said that Indonesia must have a democratic and political system that suits the country. This is because the democracy followed by Western countries is not necessarily suitable for implementation in Indonesia.
June 2025
Adhyasta Dirgantara, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – People's Justice and Prosperity Party (Prima) Chairperson Agus Jabo Priyono has stressed the commitment of his party to support the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President




