In Indonesia, parliament plans constitutional amendment to allow election delays

Indonesia's parliament plans to amend the constitution to allow elections to be delayed in the event of an emergency, a deputy speaker said on [8 August], but any change would only be discussed after the scheduled 2024 vote. Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, must hold national elections every five years, with the next vote scheduled for Feb. 14. There are currently no rules for any delay. But some of President Joko Widodo's allies have publicly endorsed postponing the elections to extend the president's second and final term to give him time to finish projects delayed by the COVID pandemic. [...] Jokowi, as the president is popularly known, has repeatedly denied that he is seeking to extend his term.
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