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Yustinus Paat, Markus Sihaloho & Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – Activists and experts continue to criticize attempts by the House of Representatives to introduce a pork barrel scheme, saying that it

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – After failing to obtain state funding for the down payment on their private cars, members of the House of Representatives (DPR) are pushing the government to inc

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Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Defying public criticism over its poor legislative performance, the House of Representatives officially announced on Wednesday plans to construct new buildings at the Se

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has yet to sign a presidential regulation (Perpres) that would allow the House of Representatives to construct a new multi-storey building in the legislativ

Jakarta – The House of Representatives is once again in the spotlight for its plan to construct a new multi-story building in the legislative complex in Central Jakarta.

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – The only law that the House of Representatives (DPR) managed to pass during its third sitting period of the 2014-2015 term was the recently approved 2015 Corruption Eradicat

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto has apologized for the behavior of two prominent legislators who were involved in a punch up earlier this month at a hearing w

Jakarta – The House of Representatives officiated on Monday a new list of assignments for Golkar Party lawmakers proposed by Aburizal Bakrie's new committee.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Former United Party Development (PPP) lawmaker Ahmad Yani still vividly recalls his unpleasant experience in September last year when dealing with angry protesters after

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Jakarta – The House of Representatives has dropped an article that was set to ban lawmakers appearing publicly for entertainment purposes.

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Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – With more than 100 regional elections scheduled for next year, members of the opposition Red-and-White Coalition are at loggerheads over a new proposal that

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Despite its pledge to support the government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on direct regional elections, the opposition Red-and-White Coalition has indi

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Following internal fissures within member parties of the Red-and-White Coalition and growing support for direct elections, the parties are now eyeing becomin

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Kennial Caroline Laia & Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – The Democratic Party's ambiguous stance in Indonesian politics came as no surprise to political experts, who said the decision has pr

Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman and former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed his anger over Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie's declaration that Golkar

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Jakarta – A plenary session of the House of Representatives unanimously agreed on Friday to pass an amendment to the Legislative Institutions (MD3) Law, ending a two-month legislative s

Jakarta – The Golkar Party's re-election of Aburizal Bakrie for another five-year term as chairman appears to have dashed any hopes the ruling coalition of President Joko Widodo had of

Robertus Wardi & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The Democratic Party said it would not support calls by members of the majority Red-White Coalition, or KMP, in the House of Representatives

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – After refusing to meet demands from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)-led Great Indonesia Coalition, the Red-and-White Coalition has agre

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Jakarta – The pro-government minority in the House of Representatives has lowered its demand for some control over the legislature as the rift continues.

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Jakarta – The two rivaling coalitions in the House of Representatives have agreed to set aside their differences, according to the leader of the legislative body.

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The simmering power struggle between two opposing coalitions in the House of Representatives is threatening to seriously disrupt the government's

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Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Indonesia's House of Representatives forged ahead on Wednesday with the selection of commission and committee leaders, despite a boycott from the five-party Awes

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The opposition to President-elect Joko Widodo on Wednesday managed to score a narrow victory, which completed the bloc's attempt

Jakarta – Supreme Court Chief Justice Hatta Ali swore in Zulkifli Hasan of the National Mandate Party (PAN) as the speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) for the 2014-2019

Jakarta – Centre for Strategic and International Studies political expert J Kristiadi said that the United Development Party (PPP) should understand with "political acrobat" played by i

Jakarta – The Red-and-White coalition of Prabowo Subianto is set to gain control of the leadership of the People's Consultative Assembly, or MPR, in a plenary session today after sweepi

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – After successfully securing the leadership of the House of Representatives with the political factions of the Red-and-White Coalition, the Democratic Party is now

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Red-and-White Coalition of the defeated presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto, is planning to cap foreign investment in the country's banking, mining