Indonesia's 2009 legislative election : the emerging danger of charismatic politics

• Main Author: Hazelia Margaretha
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90896; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4696
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Indonesia's Constitutional Court recently ruled that legislative candidates must win their parliamentary seats through a majority of votes in their electoral districts. This ruling effectively abolishes the party list ranking system -- with far-reaching consequences. Contraty to common view,...