Regional Elections
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted two sting operations on January 19, 2026, arresting Madiun Mayor Maidi and Pati Regent Sudewo over alleged corruption in projects and CSR funds. The arrests shocked the public and prompted a warning from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Examinations of the suspects are ongoing in Jakarta and Kudus.
Iniulat ng AI
PDI Perjuangan Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri stressed that criticism of the government must be grounded in data and facts, not emotions, during her closing speech at the party's Rakernas I in Jakarta on January 12, 2026. She also firmly rejected proposals for regional head elections via DPRD, calling them contrary to the 1998 Reformasi spirit and a Constitutional Court ruling.