Yoes C Kenawas and Amalinda Savirani – The proposal to replace direct popular regional head elections (pilkada langsung) with indirect selection (pilkada tidak langsung) by the regional

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi has reaffirmed that the Indonesian government has no plans to change the mechanism for electing the president and vice pre

Surabaya – Hundreds of students from the East Java Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) held a protest action in front of the East Java Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) building

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Executive Director of Parameter Politik Indonesia, Adi Prayitno, predicts that the issues of extending the president's term and the president being elected by

Singgih Wiryono, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Three different survey institutions, LSI Denny JA, Litbang Kompas and Populi Centre, have released similar results on the issue of the el

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Chair of the Democratic Party's High Assembly, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), emphasized that there is only one leader in the party, which is Agus

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has highlighted the existence of a political dynasty in East Kalimantan.

Jakarta – The idea from the leaders of political parties supporting President Prabowo Subianto to return regional head elections to the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) has no firm b

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Themis Indonesia opposes the idea of regional elections through the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD).

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi responded to the survey results showing that the majority of the public rejects the idea of indirect regional ele

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Results of a survey by the Indonesian Survey Circle, or Lingkaran Survei Indonesia (LSI) Denny JA conclude that Generation Z is the group most opposed to regi

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The issue of abolishing direct regional elections has resurfaced in Indonesia.

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The results of a survey by the Denny JA Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) show that the majority of President Prabowo Subianto's voters in the 2024 presidential

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Adi Prayitno, a political observer from the Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN) in Jakarta, says there is an impression th

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – A suggestion by President Prabowo Subianto that regional Indonesian leaders be appointed and not elected by the people has sparked debate among political parties

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has once again raised the idea of scrapping direct regional head elections to cut costs, ahead of a planned revision to election rules at the legisl

Jakarta – The Coalition for the Codification of Election Laws rejects the idea put forward by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto regarding the desire to return the election of region

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – The honeymoon is clearly over for Indonesia's president as he begins his second year in office, even if a majority of the public still supports him.

Jakarta – Every time a general election is held, tens of millions of votes are nullified due to the parliamentary threshold requirement for parties to get into the House of Representati

Jakarta – What can we read from the maneuvering by Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin through his recent meetings with the leaders of political parties supporting the government?

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Indonesian former president Joko Widodo attended the anniversary celebration of the Faculty of Forestry at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yog

Jakarta – Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin on Wednesday held a meeting with senior politician and chairman of the NasDem Party Surya Paloh at the ministry's headquarters in Central

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Presidential Palace has spoken up about the recent gathering between President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, at Prabowo'

Adisti Sukma Sawitri – Despite pledging continuity with the policies of his predecessor, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, President Prabowo Subianto's first year in office seems to be taking its o

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday declared that he holds no grudge against former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan, his rival in last year's presidential ele

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP), one of the country's oldest political parties, named Muhammad Mardiono as its definitive chairman for the 2025-2030

Melki Gani, Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has expelled Gorontalo provincial legislator Wahyudin Moridu after he appeared in a viral

Antara, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has reversed its decision that shielded key registration documents of presidential and vice-presidential candidates from public a

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has stipulated that a number of documents required from presidential and vice presidential candidates, including d

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian President and also the Chair of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto, gathered members of the House of Representatives (DPR) from his party

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – A citizen named Subhan has filed a civil lawsuit against Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka and the General Election Commission (KPU) at the

Made Supriatma – One interpretation of the Indonesian president's recent pardons of two prominent politicians is that the quality of mercy is sometimes strained.

Jakarta – Since the inaugural direct regional head elections in 2005, nobody has managed to rob your right to choose your governors, mayors and regents.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Jimly Asshiddiqie proposed that, in Indonesian presidential elections, the public should only vote for the president.

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has decided to keep Hasto Kristiyanto as its secretary-general, just weeks after his graft conviction was

Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – The book The Jokowi Presidency: Indonesia's Decade of Authoritarian Revival was officially launched on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the Centre for Strategic

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Thousands of people are protesting in Papua, demanding the government replace Acting Governor Agus Fatoni with the Commander of the Military Regional Comman

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia on Monday brushed off swirling chatter over a viral video showing Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka skipping handshak

Jakarta – With her recent reelection as chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggles (PDI-P), 78-year-old Megawati Soekarnoputri is poised to become the lifetime paramount

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The All-Indonesia Student Executive Board, or BEM SI, is concerned about the government's decision to pardon Hasto Kristiyanto and Tom Lembong, fearing it

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Former Minister of Youth and Sports Roy Suryo expressed his delight over Democratic Party's involvement in the polemic surrounding Indonesia's former president J

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The polemic over Indonesia's ex-president Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s fake diploma continues.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Hanin Marwah, Badung – Megawati Soekarnoputri, the general chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDIP said the concept of "opposition" and "coa

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono has been appointed secretary-general of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), assuming a dual role in both government and pa

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Badung, Bali – Megawati Soekarnoputri has officially been reappointed as the chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for the 2025-2030 te

Stefanus Teguh Edi Pramono – Five years ago, we reported on the political dynasty of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) is very responsive when it comes to matters concerning the interests of political parties.

Wijayanti Putri, Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Solo, Central Java – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto paid a visit to his predecessor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Sunday to personally repor

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka are scheduled to attend the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Congress, which w

Ilham Oktafian, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Senior lawmaker Rifqinizamy Karsayuda on Monday sharply criticized a recent Constitutional Court ruling mandating the separation of national a