Questioning Governance Model for Indonesia’s New Capital
摘要
The relocationRelocation of Indonesia’s national capitalNational capital from JakartaJakarta to NusantaraNusantara in East KalimantanKalimantan marks a historicHistoric institutional shift with far-reaching governanceGovernance implications. This change, formalised through Law No. 3 of 2022, replaces JakartaJakarta’s elected special provincial government with an unelected AuthorityAuthority body, led by presidential appointees with ministerial rank. Unlike JakartaJakarta—whose provincial structureStructure includes local legislatures and elected leadership—IKN will be governed centrally through the Otorita Ibu Kota NusantaraIbu Kota Nusantara (IKN AuthorityAuthority), operating without regional electionsElection or a local DPRDDPRD.