Olena Wibisana, Bantul – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo said Monday he and running mate Mohammad Mahfud MD have no constitutional right to initiate an inquiry by the House of Rep

News Desk, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto stated on Sunday that the party had a special relationship with outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, given its long his

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto suggests the possibility of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo becoming a member of the party, emphasizing the strong conne

A'an Suryana – The presumptive president-elect received an assist from the president of Indonesia not only through populist policies aimed at winning over the country's poorest.

Jakarta – As many as 50 anti-corruption activists and former employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have sent letters to a number of political party leaders to encoura

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – French President Emmanuel Macron extended his congratulations to Indonesia's presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto, following his potential election

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian former Vice President Jusuf Kalla or JK said that the 2024 elections are considered by many to be non-transparent.

Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta Police deployed 2,678 personnel to secure the demonstration held in front of the Parliament Building this afternoon, March 8.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has temporarily suspended the display of the recapitulation (Sirekap) graph on its website due to a high level of mi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto recently got another congratulatory message from world leaders for his likely election win – this time coming from Palestinian President M

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – As many as 48 civil society organisations sent a subpoena to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo regarding alleged fraud in the 2024 elections.

David Hutt – For months leading up to Indonesia's presidential elections in February, and in the weeks since, a good number of talking heads have been trying to parse whether President-

Jakarta – Defense Minister, and the country's presumptive next president, Prabowo Subianto, on Tuesday described the country's democracy as tiring, very costly and "very messy", but sai

VOA, Reuters, Jakarta – The White House said it looks forward to working with the incoming Indonesian administration but stopped short of congratulating Prabowo Subianto on his apparent

Jakarta – Protesters calling themselves the People's Justice Movement demonstrated in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Thursday March 7 demanding that

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The presidential campaign of Ganjar Pranowo and his running mate Mohammad Mahfud MD raised Rp 506.89 billion ($32.5 million) and spent roughly the same amount u

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – House of Representatives members marked their return from recess on Tuesday with some factions calling for the House to open an inquiry into reports of irregulari

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has stopped publicly presenting the preliminary vote tally for the 2024 general election and associated graphics on its onl

Jakarta – The campaign teams of two 2024 presidential candidates have protested the recent decision of the General Elections Commission (KPU) to stop displaying the preliminary vote tal

Erin Cook – On 14 February 2024, in Jakarta's old Chinatown district of Glodok, a chain-smoking gentleman with a nephew studying in Melbourne gave me his shorthand view of that day's el

Jakarta – The sudden increase in votes gained by the tiny Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) during the ongoing real count of the 2024 general election results has sparked protests and s

Jakarta – Indonesia's presumed president Prabowo Subianto on March 5 promised a "very smooth" transfer of power later in 2024 and opened the door to privatising state-run firms while ma

Jakarta (Agencies) – Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday promised a "very smooth" transfer of power later this year and pledged to continue the policies of incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and do

Yogyakarta – Dozens of supporters of presidential candidate tickets number 1, Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, and ticket number 3, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD, descended on the R

Jakarta – Two protesting groups consisting of a camp supporting the impeachment of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and a camp opposing his impeachment held demonstrations in front of the

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Chairman of the NasDem Party's central executive board, Taufik Basari, affirmed that his side is currently in the process of gathering signatures from all

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Amy Sood – While Indonesia's official election results are expected to confirm Prabowo Subianto as president-elect later this month, the parties supporting his rival candidates have cal

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle or PDIP still leads the race in the temporary real count by the General Elections Commission or KPU.

Irfandi, Sinjai, South Sulawesi – Police said Monday they have arrested six suspects accused of inciting a violent mob that stormed into the local General Election Commission (KPU) offi

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The row between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party or Struggle (PDI-P), could move in

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – The latest Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey shows that 62.2 percent of respondents agree with the House of Representatives

Antara, Jakarta – Vice Chair of the House of Representatives (DPR) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad denied the reports of the direct appointment of Jakarta's regional head.

Jakarta – At this point, no one doubts that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is and has long been playing the role of kingmaker for presumptive president-elect Prabowo Subianto.

Jakarta – Hundreds of people from groups supporting presidential candidate pair number 1, Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN) and number 3, Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD, held a protest

Solo – Hundreds of people took part in a demonstration on Friday March 1 in front of the Solo City Hall in Central Java, which is the office of vice presidential candidate number 02 and

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) are expected to play opposition roles in the future administration of

Jakarta – A number of social, university, high school and labour organisations held a demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex on Jalan Gatot Subroto in Cent

Antara, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta Police have decided to mobilize a total of 2,590 joint personnel to ensure the safety and security of a demonstration called 'Aksi Rakyat Geruduk D

Jakarta – Protest actions against election fraud took place in several parts of the country on Friday March 1.

Editorial board, Jakarta – When they resume their sitting next week, House of Representatives legislators must ponder a major decision as to whether to exercise their right of inquiry t

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police said Thursday they have brought criminal charges against seven election officials who are alleged to have tampered with voters' data when o

Jaja Suteja, Jakarta – The former Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, has clarified that his placement of billboards reading "OTW [on the way] Jakarta" is not an indication of his inte

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A recent poll by Indikator Politik Indonesia found that nearly 60 percent of respondents believe that there was no government interference in the Feb.

Pranjal Pandey – As preliminary results hint at Prabowo Subianto's victory in Indonesia's presidential race, political tension rises with Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan seeking an in

Jakarta – Social security agency BPJS Ketenagakerjaan recently handed compensation money to the families of 44 poll workers who died during their course of duty.

Jakarta – It seems President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's work is not yet done, even though his preferred successor Prabowo Subianto has all but won the Feb.

Elan Suherlan, Subang – A councilor in the West Java town of Subang admitted on Monday to ordering the demolition of a paved road in a village where he underperformed in the Feb.

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Jayanty Nada Shofa & Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Indonesia recently held the world's largest single-day election.