Thousands of civilians took to the main streets in several cities across Indonesia to stage riots protesting the attempted revision of the country's election laws.
Indonesia's parliament delayed approval of changes to election rules on Thursday as protesters tried to break down the doors of the legislature in the capital Jakarta.
The riots occurred following protests against a law that was seen as 'one-sided' in making President Joko Widodo's political influence remain relevant.
According to lawmaker Habiburokhman, the conference to approve the change was postponed due to a lack of quorum.
An official decision is still pending on whether parliament will reconvene to pass the law before the registration of provincial elections on Tuesday next week.
Now, the power-fixing between parliament and the judiciary comes amid a week of dramatic political developments in the world's third-largest democracy.
More than 1,000 protesters gathered on Thursday outside the parliament building and across several cities in Java, some holding banners accusing Jokowi of being a "destroyer" of democracy.
More surprisingly, the street protests also sparked internet waves with blue posters displaying the words 'Emergency Warning' above the symbol of Indonesia's national logo of the Garuda bird spread across social media.
