Indonesia retracts controversial election law after thousands of protesters storm Parliament | WATCH

Jakarta: Indonesia’s Parliament has dropped a controversial law that introduced changes to electoral laws on Thursday after thousands of people stormed into the Parliament to protest against the legislation, setting fires and facing tear gas and water cannons. Critics of the law argued that the legislation would weaken the opponents of outgoing President Joko Widodo and his successor Prabowo Subianto.

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