Polls delay debate back from dead despite Jokowi's assurances

A man walks past a mural on the upcoming elections in front of Pasar Anyar market in Tangerang, Banten. - Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): A controversial remark made by opposition figure and presidential contender Anies Baswedan suggesting that a senior Cabinet member has been pushing to amend the Constitution to delay the 2024 election has drawn backlash from members of the majority coalition.

The former Jakarta governor said on Friday (March 17) that an unnamed member of the Joko “Jokowi” Widodo administration publicly toyed with the idea of altering the Constitution to extend the President’s tenure and accused that person of a lack of commitment to the country’s decades-old reform movement.