The early death of new democracy in Indonesia
RIP Democracy in Indonesia? I mage: flickr.com After nearly 16 years of reform in Indonesia, and after 10 years of enjoying democracy in local elections, Indonesia has now returned to the era of the "New Order", to its pre-1998 group of political elite, where they are a combination of several parties such as Golkar Party, Party Amanat Nasional (PAN), Gerindra, PKS, and PPP. Now, KMP has led an important position in the Indonesian Parliament (DPR), which Setya Novanto Golkar chairman of the House of Representatives, and Fahri Hamzah as vice chairman along with several other KMP elite. Fahri and Novanto, have been several times called by the KPK to be a witness in several cases of corruption. KMP change the path of democracy in Indonesia with a new Act, where the governors, regents and mayors will be elected by the members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPRD), but already 10 years the people of Indonesia has selected local leaders directly. Now, virtuall