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        "id": 1724772,
        "msgid": "kpk-pushes-for-e-voting-system-to-address-fraud-and-high-election-costs-1778181218",
        "date": "2026-05-07 20:52:21",
        "title": "KPK Pushes for E-Voting System to Address Fraud and High Election Costs",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is advocating for the adoption of an electronic voting (e-voting) system in Indonesia to tackle electoral fraud and the exorbitant costs borne by political parties, particularly for witness deployments at polling stations. Highlighting that parties may spend up to Rp1.2 trillion on such expenses, KPK official Kiagus Ibrahim cited successful local implementations, like in Sleman, Yogyakarta, and urged a phased rollout ahead of the 2029 elections to curb money politics and manual vote manipulation. This push aims to break the cycle of high costs leading to corruption, with KPK dismissing concerns over data security by emphasising the system's simplicity and automated counting.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, VIVA \u2013 The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is\npushing for the implementation of an electronic voting (e-voting) system\nto address fraud and the high costs of election campaigns by political\nparties (parpol).<\/p>\n<p>Head of the Law Enforcement and Politics Task Force at KPK\u2019s\nMonitoring Directorate, Kiagus Ibrahim, stated that the substantial\nexpenses incurred by parties include costs for witnesses at polling\nstations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne party complained that they could prepare funds of around Rp1.2\ntrillion, which is enormous. This is what must be borne by the members\nparticipating in the elections,\u201d said Kiagus during a public discussion\nat the Bawaslu RI Building, as reported by ANTARA on Thursday, 7 April\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>KPK described the high election costs as a vicious cycle that\nultimately leads to corrupt practices.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that one witness is paid around Rp250,000. For one\nelection, political parties must deploy one to two witnesses in various\nregions, resulting in considerable expenses.<\/p>\n<p>These witness costs could be eliminated, one way being by changing\nthe voting system to electronic. Although potentially controversial, he\nsuggested that the e-voting option be studied ahead of the 2029\nelections.<\/p>\n<p>Kiagus stated that the e-voting system is not as complex as imagined\nand has proven successful at the local level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe surveyed Bangka Regency, Yogyakarta. There, village head\nelections were held, but don\u2019t think village heads are few. One\nsub-district there, called Caturtunggal Sub-district, has 70,000\nhousehold heads,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cImagine 70,000 for one area like that; the data we\nhave is equivalent to that in Kalimantan, Sulawesi, eastern regions.\nThat means one village in Sleman can conduct elections\nelectronically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also dismissed public concerns regarding data security issues or\nhacking in the e-voting system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is automatic counting at the location. So, it\u2019s just clicked\nand the summary is immediate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Based on KPK\u2019s findings during the rerun regional election in Bangka\nRegency, Bangka Belitung in 2024, potential fraud occurred during manual\nvote counting. Vote tallies were said to be manipulable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is the end of this? The motive is giving money, so money\npolitics. For that, we recommend conducting elections at least gradually\nin certain regions to carry out digital voting,\u201d said Kiagus.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-pushes-for-e-voting-system-to-address-fraud-and-high-election-costs-1778181218",
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