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<\/a><\/p>\nUnder the current system, local leaders, are elected by voters, a system that began in the reformation era, in 2005, as part of efforts to decentralize political power after \u00a0the fall of Suharto in 1998<\/a>. The system that made someone like\u00a0Joko Widodo<\/a>, now president-elect, who is not part of a political elite to emerge.<\/p>\n In the election system, which was used during the Suharto-era, it is the legislative council at the provincial or regional level (DPRD) who elect the local leaders. And why the DPR made this sudden change? Critics suggest that it is actually a Prabowo revenge to sabotage the president-elect after losing in the July 9 presidential elections, as well as in subsequent attempts to challenge its results. And it is a way to undermine the new president-elect.\u00a0\u00a0Moreover, it is the coalition of Prabowo’s political parties in the legislature, the “Koalisi Merah Putih” or Red and White coalition that pushed the Bill.<\/p>\n Is there a way to stop the bill to become a law? No, if the DPR has passed the bill.\u00a0 Under the new enactment of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia (UUD 1945), that was issued after the reformation, stated, “a bill passed by DPR that is not signed by the president within 30 days will automatically become law.”\u00a0 The new law was enacted after Suharto refused to sign the “RUU Penyiaran” or a bill of the broadcasting act.<\/p>\n The following is the transcript of enacted law:<\/p>\n “Menurut UUD 1945 Pasal 20 Ayat 5, RUU yang sudah disetujui oleh DPR tapi tidak ditandatangani presiden dalam waktu 30 hari, rancangan itu tetap akan berlaku.”<\/p>\n The president of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, or also known as \u201cSBY\u201d,\u00a0 can overturn the law of ending direct elections soon after he signed the bill into law by issuing a Perpu (an executive branch proposed bill).\u00a0 That might not be easy as it should be.\u00a0 We will see how it turns out.<\/p>\n The following is the transcript of the enacted law:<\/p>\n “Menurut UUD 1945 Pasal 20 Ayat 5, RUU yang sudah disetujui oleh DPR tapi tidak ditandatangani presiden dalam waktu 30 hari, rancangan itu tetap akan berlaku.”<\/p>\n The president of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, or also known as \u201cSBY\u201d,\u00a0 can overturn the law of ending direct elections soon after he signed the bill into law by issuing a “Perpu” (an executive branch proposed bill).\u00a0 That might not be easy<\/a> as it should be.\u00a0 We will see how it turns out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Important terms<\/strong><\/p>\n Indonesian politics\u2019 is on the spotlight again after Prabowo Subianto, the defeated presidential candidate, has refused to concede defeat to Joko Widodo \u201cJokowi\u201d and became international news. Now, it is another twist of Indonesia’s electoral democracy. The Indonesian House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) passed a controversial bill to scrap Indonesian…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n