Court to rule on voting change

Safety first: Indonesian riot police conducting a drill on security ahead of next year’s elections. — AFP

Bid to bring back closed ballot list system sparks concern Indonesia’s Constitutional Court is expected to issue a ruling on Thursday in a bid to change the country’s voting system, an official said, a case that has sparked concern about a possible delay to an election just eight months away.

The case filed by several politicians, including a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Struggle Party (PDI-P) seeks a return of a closed ballot list system that was scrapped in 2008, where voters choose parties instead of local candidates.