EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report examines how civil society organizations (CSOs) monitor political and campaign finance in five Asian democracies—India, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. While each country operates within its own political and regulatory context, they share common challenges in achieving transparency in political and campaign finance, including incomplete or
In the second of the two-part webinar, ANFREL will discuss developments in Malaysia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste this Friday, 24 October 2025 at 10:30 a.m. Bangkok time. BERSIH chairperson Faisal Aziz, PERLUDEM board member Titi Anggraini and independent analyst Januario Ragel Soares will discuss developments in Malaysia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The webinar will
Corruption and excesses of elected government officials are once again at the center of attention in several countries in Asia as public outrage continues to grow. In this episode of The Election Observer podcast, the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) will discuss the power of the electorate beyond the ballot box
The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perkumpulan Untuk Pemilu dan Demokrasi, PERLUDEM) hosted a two-day forum on the electoral reform outlook for Indonesia. On 18-19 December 2024, PERLUDEM gathered leading experts, academics, and civil society organizations to critically examine Indonesia's electoral system seeking to address key challenges and explore innovative alternatives to
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) launched the final comprehensive report on its international expert election observation mission to the 2024 Indonesian General Elections on 7 June 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia. ANFREL, together with the Perkumpulan untuk Pemilu dan Demokrasi (PERLUDEM), Jaringan Pendidikan Pemilih untuk Rakyat (JPPR) and Komite Independen Pemantau
ANFREL releases final report on 2024 Indonesian elections, collaborates with CSOs to issue key recommendations to improve polls The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) released today, 7 June 2024, the final comprehensive report on its international expert election observation mission (IEEOM) to the 2024 Indonesian General Elections. In a press briefing
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) will release the final comprehensive report on its international expert election observation mission to the 2024 Indonesian General Elections on 7 June 2024. ANFREL, Perkumpulan untuk Pemilu dan Demokrasi (PERLUDEM), Jaringan Pendidikan Pemilih untuk Rakyat (JPPR) and Komite Independen Pemantau Pemilu (KIPP) will hold a
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) released the interim report on its international expert election observation mission to the 2024 Indonesian General Election in a media briefing on 18 February 2024. The interim report highlighted key electoral issues that showed signed of declining democratic norms and values. ANFREL also recognized the
Download the interim report here: "Interim Report of the ANFREL International Expert Election Observation Mission (IEEOM) to the 2024 Indonesia General Elections" EN | ID The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) congratulates the people of Indonesia for their unwavering commitment to democracy, demonstrated through their active participation in the electoral process,
DOWNLOAD THE FULL STATEMENT: "ANFREL’s Pre-Election Observations and Appeal to Voters to Exercise their Right to Vote in the 2024 Indonesia General Elections" EN | ID The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) enjoins the people of Indonesia to exercise their right to vote and remain vigilant amid concerns over the threats
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT HERE: "Asian Electoral Review: Advancing Electoral Democracy through Electoral Reforms" The year 2024 has been dubbed as the year of elections with more than 50 countries and territories around the world set to hold national and regional elections.1 In the first quarter of the year alone, Bangladesh and
The “Asia & the Pacific Roundtable Discussion on Boundary Delimitation & Malapportionment: Practice & Solutions”, concluded after two days of discussion on 28th and 29th October with the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Apportionment and Boundary Delimitation. It was jointly organised by The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), The
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) participated in a discussion on how disinformation affects elections at the Indonesia Fact Checking Summit on 30 November 2022. ANFREL program officer for outreach and communication and media program coordinator John Reiner Antiquerra shared insights on disinformation during elections based on ANFREL's observation of polls
The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) and the International IDEA are launching a tool that allows people to understand how electoral boundaries are drawn, on 27 July 2022, Wednesday, at 1 p.m. (Jakarta time). The Electoral Redistricting App (ERA) will allow people to "create their own versions of boundary delimitation or
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), the leading election monitoring group in Asia, is proud to launch its pilot media fellowship on election reporting for Southeast Asian journalists. The fellowship program seeks to equip journalists from independent news outlets and freelance journalists in empowering the electorate through crucial reporting of underrepresented
ANFREL member in Indonesia, the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perkumpulan untuk Pemilu dan Demokrasi | Perludem), published and launched the first edition of The Asia-Pacific Journal of Elections and Democracy on 17 February 2021. The journal is an off-shoot of their Journal of Elections and Democracy, a national publication, which expanded
With Indonesia postponing the local elections scheduled for 23 September 2020 to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, several election civil society organizations recommended factors to consider on declaring election postponements. Election CSOs composed of ANFREL members Perludem and KIPP Indonesia (Independent Committee for Elections Monitoring Indonesia), with the People's Voter
For Immediate release Bangkok, Thailand May 24, 2019 The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) condemns the recent rounds of violence on May 22 in Jakarta, Indonesia. ANFREL and its membership in the region call for all election stakeholders to exercise sobriety, especially in this period of reflection and contemplation for our
The election process in Indonesia has gone through significant changes and developments in 2014. The legislative and presidential elections were considered as the most competitive elections in Indonesia's history. The 2014 elections also introduced innovations to make the electoral process closer to the people. One of the successful innovations is the introduction
Presidential Polling in Indonesia on the 9th of July went smoothly and was thankfully free from major incident. The voters freely exercised their political rights across the nation with the exception of polling stations in the area of Yahukimo mountain due to a delay in the delivery of logistics materials due to
Indonesian President & Vice-President Candidates; Graphic Credit: fncounter.com Indonesia is preparing for new leadership thanks to elections scheduled for 9 July 2014. Over 188 million Indonesians are registered to cast their ballots at the 478,591 polling stations set up by the General Elections Commission of Indonesia(KPU). Elections officials have been working overtime to finalise election
Study Mission Report The 2013 Papua gubernatorial election featured some unique aspects. It was conducted through a series of political compromises and continued the use of the traditional noken balloting system. In the following pages, ANFREL addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the electoral process but, on the whole, concludes that the
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Uniformed Polling Station Security Stands Ready Outside the Polling Station[/caption] Indonesia finally conducted the Papuan gubernatorial election on 29 January 2013 after years of postponement due to legal obstacles and conflicts. A total of 2,705,775 registered voters across 29 regencies were eligible to vote at the 6,961 polling stations in the province.
Aceh Mission & Findings report
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Photo: Heri Juanda, Associated Press “More Efforts Needed to Develop Genuine Democratic Elections” Bangkok, 04 May 2012 - The Asian Network for Free Elections wishes to congratulate the people of Aceh for their participation in the second local election held since the end of the conflict in the Province. The April 9th 2012
Photo: Heri Juanda, Associated Press Aceh Interim Report May 2012 Click the link above for the full text of ANFREL's Interim Report on the Elections in Aceh.
ANFREL Press Statement - Aceh 2012 For Immediate Release: ANFREL Press Statement on Governor & Regent Elections in Aceh BANDA ACEH, 11 April 2012 – The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) wishes to commend the people of Aceh for turning out in large numbers to exercise their democratic right in what