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KPU’s Policy Flip-Flop: an exercise in Governance by Trial, Error, and Panic
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The General Elections Commission (KPU) initially announced that presidential candidates would no longer need to publicize background documents, including retirement reports from the police and military, as well as graduate diplomas. | General Elections Commission (KPU), presidential candidates, retirement reports, Indonesian National Police (Polri), Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), graduate diplomas | Akurat.co (archived) | |
| 2 | The KPU reversed its decision a day later following widespread criticism, restoring the requirement for candidates to publicize background documents. | General Elections Commission (KPU), presidential candidates, background documents | Kompas.com (archived) | |
| 3 | The KPU’s reversal means the public will still have access to retirement reports from the police and military, as well as graduate diplomas of presidential candidates. | General Elections Commission (KPU), public, retirement reports, Indonesian National Police (Polri), Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), graduate diplomas, presidential candidates | TikTok (@indonesialastweek, via TikTok oEmbed API) / Kompas.com (archived) | |
| 4 | The KPU’s rapid reversal followed widespread public criticism of its initial decision. | General Elections Commission (KPU), public criticism | Kompas.com (archived) | |
| 5 | Indonesia Last Week reported on the KPU’s initial decision and subsequent reversal in a TikTok commentary published on September 16, 2025. | Indonesia Last Week, General Elections Commission (KPU), TikTok commentary | TikTok (@indonesialastweek, via TikTok oEmbed API) (archived) |