Election Commission Chairman: Parties Can Prevent Identity Politics
Identity politics has tarnished Indonesian politics in recent years. The lack of firmness of law enforcement officers and election administrators in taking action against this practice is considered to be one of the causes. The People’s Representative Council (DPR) even accused them of neglecting this presumptuous practice. Ahead of the 2024 election, identity politics is […]
Stakeholders committed to prevent identity politics in 2024 elections
Banners bearing sentences of hatred against an ethnic group spread across the corners of Paloh City, Johor state, Malaysia, in February 2022. The banners were increasingly gaining attention because they targeted politicians from the Democratic Action Party. This party gains a support base of Chinese and Indian descent ethnic groups. One of them is Sheikh […]
Ketua KPU: Banyak Pihak Bisa Cegah Politik Identitas
Politik identitas banyak mewarnai politik Indonesia beberapa tahun belakangan. Kekurangtegasan aparat penegak hukum dan penyelenggara pemilu dalam menindak praktik ini dianggap jadi salah satu penyebabnya. Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) bahkan menuding ada pembiaran terhadap praktik lancung ini. Menjelang pemilu 2024, politik identitas diperkirakan bakal tambah marak. Saat melantik anggota Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) dan Badan […]
Menanti Komitmen Cegah Normalisasi Politik Identitas pada 2024
Spanduk bertuliskan kalimat kebencian terhadap salah satu etnis terbentang di sudut-sudut Kota Paloh, negara bagian Johor, Malaysia pada Februari 2022 lalu. Spanduk itu kian mencuri perhatian karena menyasar politikus dari Partai Aksi Demokrat yang memiliki basis dukungan dari kelompok etnis keturunan Tionghoa dan India. Salah satunya Sheikh Umar Ali. “Di kawasan Melayu diletakkan spanduk. Dikeluarkan […]
