Political dynasties

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Kompas – July 4, 2015
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Political dynasties
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Kid: Dad, will they become servants of the people, servants of power or... political party officials? (chair reads ‘Dynasty’)

The Constitutional Court has come under fire for revoking a provision in the regional elections (Pilkada) law intended to prevent the formation of political dynasties. Experts have long championed the restriction saying that through patronage, cronyism and bid-rigging, political dynasties have long been used to embezzle massive amounts of money from regional budgets.

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