2024 Indonesian local election law protests

2024 Indonesian local election law protests
2024 Indonesian local election law protests
Part of Post-Suharto era in Indonesia
	Protestors in front of the Parliament gate Protestors climb over a collapsed parliament fence Protestors preparing to face tear gas Student demonstrations in Senayan, Jakarta.
Date	22–27 August 2024; (5 days)
Location	Indonesia
Caused by	Actions to ratify the draft fourth amendment to the Law on General Elections of Governors, Regents, and Mayors of Indonesia; Violation of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia's rights committed by the House of Representatives by overturning the court's ruling;
Goals	Cancellation of the ratification of the fourth amendment to the Law on General Elections for Governors, Regents, and Mayors.; Implementation of the 2024 Regional Head General Election in accordance with Constitutional Court Decisions No. 60/PUU-XXII/2024 and No. 70/PPU-XXII/2024;
Methods	Demonstration; internet activism; student activism; protest; protest art; sit-in; vandalism
Resulted in	The ratification of the bill by the House of Representatives cancelled
Parties
Protesters and organisations:; (no centralised authority) Student unions of various universities Students' representative council (BEM); ; High school students; Labour unions; Dissenting parties Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P); Labour Party; ; Constitutional Court of Indonesia (MK); Non-governmental organizations Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI); University of Indonesia Professors Council; Cross-Press Organization Coalition; ;	Government Advanced Indonesia Coalition Plus (KIM Plus); House of Representatives (except PDI-P) Legislation Committee (Badan Legislasi DPR RI); ; General Elections Commission (KPU); Supreme Court of Indonesia (MA); Indonesian Army Military Police; ; Indonesian National Police Mobile Brigade Corps; ;
Lead figures
	Protesters and organisations:; No centralised leadership; Political figures: Megawati Soekarnoputri; Chairperson of PDI-P; Said Iqbal; President of Labour Party; Anies Baswedan; Former Governor of Jakarta; Government: Joko Widodo; President of Indonesia; Prabowo Subianto; President-elect of Indonesia; Sufmi Dasco Ahmad; House of Representative Deputy Speaker;
Casualties and losses
122 injured; 460 arrested;	14 injured;
	2 journalists injured

The 2024 Indonesian local election law protests, also known as Emergency Alert for Indonesia (Indonesian: Peringatan Darurat Indonesia) or Indonesian Democratic Emergency (Indonesian: Indonesia Darurat Demokrasi), were public and student-led demonstrations against the House of Representatives for drafting a bill on regional head elections (Pilkada) that contradicts the Constitutional Court's ruling and power, intended to regulate the 2024 Indonesian local elections.

The hashtags #KawalPutusanMK or #KawalKeputusanMK (Escort MK's Decision), #TolakPolitikDinasti (Reject Political Dynasty), and #TolakPilkadaAkal2an (Reject Manipulated Local Elections) became widely popular on social media. This online movement culminated in nationwide demonstrations on 22 August 2024, as people took to the streets to express their discontent.