Thousands attempt to storm Indonesia parliament to protest election law changes
NBCAUG 31 2024
Demonstrations were key to ensuring that public rationality remains in place and the protests prevent the ratification of these undemocratic changes to election laws in Indonesia. Given that rulings of the Constitutional Court are final and binding, lawmakers must implement them instead of pushing for an overhaul.
While there's indeed a correlation between nationwide student protests on Thursday and the decision to postpone the ratification of the election law changes, the main reason for the delay was the lack of quorum. As candidate registration begins on Tuesday, it would be inadequate to raise the issue again next week.