Indonesia is no exception. Soon after Suharto’s authoritarian New Order regime came to an end in 1998, Indonesia’s party system entered a new, post-authoritarian era. Political parties, of which there were previ-ously only three because of heavy government regulations, could now form freely. Consequently, a highly competitive multiparty system eme…
The credibility and legitimacy of electoral processes is inextricably linked to electoral integrity. The Global Commission on Democracy, Elections and Security identified five major challenges to the conduct of elections with integrity in its 2012 report: building the rule of law to substantiate claims to human rights and electoral justice, developing professional and competent electoral manage…