Posts with tag: Corruption
Concerned voters crowdsource ballot count
2014 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, ArchivedWith the official naming of the next President still six days away, Indonesian "netizens" concerned about election honesty have taken activism to a new level, uploading raw "real count" data and tallying it themselves. Lily Yulianti Farid explains.
'Netizens' on alert in poll booths for vote fraud
2014 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, ArchivedSocial media has been pivotal in this campaign, and is today being enlisted by worried citizens to try to expose fraud at the ballot box. Lily Yulianti Farid tracks a net-citizens' movement.
Follow the money: Indonesian political parties and democracy
2014 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, ArchivedAs political campaigns become more slick, the price of party success skyrockets, encouraging corruption. Thomas Reuter explores how this plays out in Indonesia, and suggests some solutions.
Indonesians seek 'clean governance'
2014 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, ArchivedIndonesian voters are looking for parties that can deliver clean governance, lower corruption and address popular welfare issues, said Tim Lindsey in an interview with ABC News 24 yesterday (link is external).
A clean sweep for Megawati and Jokowi?
2014 Indonesian Elections, Archived, UncategorizedIndonesia has had a series of minority governments since the fall of Soeharto in 1998, but former President Megawati Soekarnoputri’s party, PDI-P, might just emerge from tomorrow’s legislative elections closer to winning the first majority…