The Indonesian Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Receives 127 Dispute Applications in the 2020 Simultaneous Regional Elections

The Indonesian Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) received 127 dispute applications regarding the 2020 simultaneous regional elections (Pilkada). This is higher than the 95 applications received in 2018.

Of these 127 applications, Provincial Bawaslu and District/City Bawaslu followed up according to the applicable laws and regulations. 33 applications could not be registered, 12 were deemed inadmissible, and 82 were registered.

Of the 82 registered applications, 6 were resolved through consensus in closed-door mediation, 41 were rejected, 24 were partially granted, 9 were fully granted, and 2 were declared null and void.

Of the applications fully granted, 5 concerned the fulfillment of requirements for independent candidates. Another 4 concerned requirements for candidates who are former convicts sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.

By election type, the most applications were submitted to District/City Bawaslu for the election of Regents and Deputy Regents, totaling 109. 16 applications were submitted to 12 City Bawaslu for the election of Mayors and Deputy Mayors, and 2 applications were submitted to 2 Provincial Bawaslu for the election of Governors and Deputy Governors.

By province, the Papua Provincial Bawaslu received the most applications, with 22, followed by North Sumatra with 14, and West Papua with 8.

(See also: Bawaslu Handles 1,532 Alleged Violations in the 2020 Simultaneous Regional Elections)