The former report puts Indonesia in 64th out of 167 countries, while the latter , which pays more weight on the freedom of speech, scores 64,29 points in 2019, which dropped 1,88 points than in 2018 with 66,17 points.1 Lastly, V-Dem Institute puts Indonesia in 73rd out of 179 countries in terms of liberal democracy index.2 In sum, these three reports have hinted at a decline in the level of Indone. [...] The promises itself specifically refer to how leaders are able to increase public living standards.3 Given that the covid-19 pandemic is giving us the extraordinary impacts on social and economic life, it also contributes to the unpredictable political situation in Indonesian democracy currently. [...] 27 / 09 June 2021 www.habibiecenter.or.id Analysis The first thing to note why declining democracy will likely be ongoing is the expanding role of the military in civilian roles. [...] As the personalisation of politics matters in Indonesia, the incumbent has stronger political bargaining to nominate their family members to be his / her successors.8 According to the latest report from the General Elections Commission, 16 candidate couples connected to national elites in simultaneous local elections took place on 9 December 2020. [...] In the end, the weak functioning of government comes to appear because no one can access the state policymaking.
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