A closer look at the voting process in Medan, where Jokowi’s son-in-law runs for mayoral position
Two mayoral candidates of Medan, North Sumatra, Akhyar Nasution and Bobby Nasution (Bobby is President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son-in-law) had finished casting their votes in two separate polling stations. Akhyar casted his vote in the polling station located just 100 meters away from his home in the Brayan Darat subdistrict, Medan Timur district in Medan […]
TPS Mantu Jokowi Sepi Peminat
Dua calon Wali Kota Medan, Akhyar Nasution dan Bobby Nasution telah menyalurkan suaranya di tempat pemungutan suara (TPS) masing-masing. Akhyar mencoblos di kediamannya yang hanya berjarak 100 meter dari TPS 22 di Kelurahan Brayan Darat, Kecamatan Medan Timur, Kota Medan, Rabu, 9 Desember 2020. Di TPS ini ada 394 pemilih tetap yang terdaftar, sementara Akhyar […]
How voting officers can protect their health when interacting with COVID-19-infected voters
“I myself advise fellow voting officers not to visit voters who are in self isolation at home [or in the hospital] because they have COVID-19,” Farid Abdurahman, a voting officer of the Gunung Selatan polling station in Depok, West Java, told jaring.id during an interview on Tuesday, Dec. 8. According to Farid, visiting COVID-19 patients […]
When a global health crisis overshadows the regional elections
Just three days shy of the 2020 simultaneous regional elections D-day, Tiffany Dias (26), suddenly felt doubtful whether she would really use her voting right to actually cast a vote on the ballot on Dec. 9. The woman, who lives in Pancoran Mas Depok, West Java, said she was doubtful whether the General Elections Commission […]
Minim Keselamatan Menjemput Suara Pasien Covid
“Saya sih menyarankan sama teman-teman kalau ada yang isoman (Isolasi mandiri pasien Covid-19) nggak usah dijemput suaranya,” ujar panitia Tempat Pemungutan Suara (TPS) 042 Pasir Gunung Selatan Kota Depok Farid Abdurahman kepada Jaring.id pada Selasa, 8 Desember 2020. Aturan penjemputan suara pasien isolasi positif Covid-19, menurutnya, berisiko tinggi menularkan virus ke petugas. Selain karena sifat […]
