Uncertainty looms over Indonesia's 2024 election schedule

During a simulation of the Dec 3 regional elections held at the General Elections Commission compound in Central Jakarta on July 22, an official presents the ballots. Health protocol will be enforced during the elections to minimise transmission of Covid-19. - JP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Indonesians may not be able to vote for a new president in 2024 as parties weigh a proposal to amend the 1945 Constitution and the possibility of the coronavirus pandemic impacting preparations for the upcoming general election.

A cloud of uncertainty is now hovering over the 2024 presidential and legislative elections, with the House of Representatives, the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the government still failing to set the timetable for the next general election.