Indonesian pro-democracy protesters derail disputed election law

The proposed changes would have effectively allowed President Joko Widodo’s youngest son to join a gubernatorial race, while reinstating nomination thresholds that could enable allies of the outgoing leader as well as President-elect Prabowo Subianto to run virtually uncontested in the elections in Central Java and Jakarta. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said in a statement on X on Thursday that the government has canceled its plan to revise the laws and will abide by the Constitutional Court’s decision. There will be no imminent parliamentary session scheduled to...