2024 Indonesian polls at stake as politicians, KPU debate campaign schedule

File picture of workers from the Depok General Elections Commission stacking ballot boxes at a warehouse in Depok, West Java, before the 2020 regional elections. - JP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): While the recently announced 2024 election dates have ended speculation that President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo will seek to extend his term in office, the ongoing push and pull over the election timetable has created new concerns about political interference in electoral procedure.

After almost 10 months of disagreement over the general election schedule, the House of Representatives recently came to an agreement with the government and the General Election Commission (KPU) that the country would hold the next presidential and national-level legislative elections simultaneously on Feb 14, 2024.