Jakarta – A grenade exploded in front of a hotel in Peunayong in the Aceh capital of Banda Aceh on Friday at approximately 6:00 a.m.

Jakarta – A group of women candidates called on voters to show commitment to the election law that requires political parties to allocate at least 30 percent of their legislative seats

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono decided Monday to lower fuel and electricity prices before Indonesians go to the polls this year.

The Indonesians newspapers and media are quite naturally increasingly focusing on reporting and analyzing the various aspects of the campaigning for the 2009 parliamentary and president

Jakarta – In administrative terms, the potential for white movement or golput – people who don't use their right to vote – remains high in the 2009 legislative and presidential election

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – With legislative elections less than three months away, voters lack knowledge about the polls and may end up wasting their vote, a survey has found.

Makassar – In a highly anticipated move the People's Conscience (Hanura) Party officially named Wiranto, its leader and founder, as its presidential candidate at the party's three-day e

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Makassar – Leaders of the People's Conscience (Hanura) Party have grouped in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar to discuss the Constitutional Court's ruling that requires parties to

A survey by one of Indonesia's top research groups has revealed that, as of December and according to public perception, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the best person to lead the country.

Aziz Tunny, Ambon, Maluku – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri said Friday she was not phased by a number of surveys which predict a rematch b

Semarang – Around 300 ulema from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, will gather in Semarang, Central Java, on Monday to draw up election recommendations for

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung, Jakarta – The National Police and the office of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono insist presidential candidate Rizal Ramli was named a suspect in a protest

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Mardiyanto warned local administration heads against criticizing government policies when campaigning for their respective political part

Banda Aceh – Intimidation through setting fire to political party offices, banners, billboards and campaign advertising and threats against legislative candidates has tainted the admini

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While the campaign for the 2009 parliamentary and presidential elections have just begun, it is already possible to discern the embryonic development of a national leadership crisis, wh

Suwardiman – In welcoming the 2009 general elections, the public has placed its hopes in improvements to their economic and social livelihoods.

Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor and presidential hopeful Sutiyoso said Monday three smaller political parties had pledged him their support in the upcoming presidential elections.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – To prevent political parties from possible losses of votes at the 2009 legislative elections, the government is planning to issue a regulation-in-lieu-of-law o

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Following the Constitutional Court's recent ruling that candidates with the most votes would get legislative seats, major parties have come up with different w

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Political surveys have become a lucrative business ahead of next year's elections with reputable marketing firm Markplus Inc.

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Democracy looks certain to prevail in next year's legislative election after the Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that seats in the nation's legislatures

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The impacts of the global financial crisis should not be politicized to attack the incumbent government in the upcoming general elections, President Susilo Bam

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The nation's most powerful business lobby group ended its national meeting on Monday with reelected chairman Mohamad Suleman Hidayat throwing his support beh

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono remains popular for his performance in national security and legal affairs, but is facing a challenge to improve Indonesia's economy, a rece

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Merti Nusantara, an organization made up of 18 community groups representing hundreds of people, was established Wednesday to back Yogyakarta Governor Sulta

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) has begun screening presidential hopefuls in a bid to select a candidate for nomination in the 2009 election.

Novia Chandra Dewi, Jakarta – The 2009 legislative and presidential elections are within sight.

Jakarta (Dtc/Lampost) – The Star Reform Party (PBR) is continuing to select presidential candidates who are suitable for support at its convention.

Panca Nugraha and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Lombok, Bandung – Few residents of West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), bothered to turn up to polling booths Monday to vote in the second

Ronald Tanamas, Jakarta – The Star Reform Party (PBR) is now looking and seeking out who is the appropriate presidential candidate for it to support in its coming convention.

Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin has called for the formation of a new strategic coalition of Islam-based political parties to win next year's presidential election.

Oppose the 2009 elections of the political elite – an election of the human rights violators, capitalists, corruptors and opportunist!

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It's four years this month, since the tsunami hit the Indonesian province of Aceh.

Jakarta – Due to public protest, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has chose to drop Tutut Hardijanti Rukmana, the eldest daughter of former president Soeharto, from its list of candid

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Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The absence of an electoral supervisory agency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam could trigger violations in the upcoming 2009 election process and threaten st

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has gained further public support since announcing one of his relatives is a suspect in the Bank Indonesia corruption case,

The size of paper used for voting in the election simulation in Jakarta on Saturday was troubling simulation participants, said a member of Center for General Election Reform.

Hery Winarno, Jakarta – The image of the Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) appears to be starting to fade.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – With the financial crisis set to drain political parties' coffers, it seems contenders in the 2009 elections could happily welcome any donations, no matter who t

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Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – In a move that could end years of bitter rivalry, prominent military figures Prabowo Subianto and Wiranto have hinted at the possibility of joining forces in the

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Victory or defeat for the Golkar Party in next year's legislative elections could spell certain doom for Vice President and party chairman Jusuf Kalla, analysts

Astrid Wijaya, Jakarta – Negative campaigning is common practice in elections, and all presidential candidates must be ready to come under fire from rival political parties in the run u

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Chief welfare minister Aburizal Bakrie is still widely perceived as politically and financially influential in the country, despite huge debts wreaking havoc on

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The Banda Aceh State Administrative Court (PTUN) on Friday rejected a lawsuit filed against the Aceh elections commission by eight legislative candidates