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Regional Elections by Parliament: The People’s Representation, Representing Themselves
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The ruling coalition and government officials are pushing for regional head elections to be decided by regional parliaments instead of direct public votes. | ruling coalition, government officials, regional parliaments, regional head elections | Tempo.co (archived) | |
| 2 | A study by Kompas found that more than three-quarters of respondents rejected the idea of regional parliaments deciding regional head elections. | Kompas, respondents, regional parliaments, regional head elections | NU Online (nu.or.id), citing Litbang Kompas survey (archived) | |
| 3 | The commentary was published on January 19, 2026, by Indonesia Last Week on TikTok. | Indonesia Last Week, TikTok | TikTok (@indonesialastweek) (archived) | |
| 4 | The current system of regional elections in Indonesia involves direct public voting. | regional elections, Indonesia, direct public voting | Tempo.co (archived) | |
| 5 | Recall elections allow voters to remove elected officials under specific conditions, such as signature thresholds, turnout requirements, or voting benchmarks. | recall elections, voters, elected officials, signature thresholds, turnout requirements, voting benchmarks | Wikipedia — Recall election (archived) | |
| 6 | Recall elections are expensive, based on data from their implementation in other countries. | recall elections, other countries | CBS News Sacramento (AP) (archived) | |
| 7 | The commentary disavows unlawful protests, such as staging demonstrations at lawmakers’ homes. | commentary, unlawful protests, lawmakers’ homes | TikTok (@indonesialastweek) (archived) | |
| 8 | There is a perceived disconnect between what the public wants and what lawmakers are doing. | public, lawmakers | TikTok (@indonesialastweek) (archived) |