Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Amid growing pressure from larger political parties, six medium-size parties have proposed increasing the parliamentary threshold to 3 percent in an upcomi

Jakarta – Six mid-tier political parties formed a coalition in an effort to stop the government's proposal to set a legislative threshold in the 2014 election to 4 to 5 percent during t

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Regency Administrations (Apkasi) has called on the central government to directly finance local elections and phase out the s

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The 2104 presidential election will likely see a duel between general-turned-businessman Prabowo Subianto and Golkar Party chairman and business tycoon Aburizal

Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has expressed confidence that his popularity will surge to 50 percent by the end of the month as Golkar has agreed to fully support him i

Jakarta – The Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) revealed on Sunday that the public is disappointed with the performances of young politicians, showing its latest survey result that only 24

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has set a minimum target of winning 25 percent of the total votes in the 2014 legislative elections to pave the way for party chairman Abu

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Senior local Golkar Party leaders issued a statement on Thursday backing chairman Aburizal "Ical" Bakrie as the party's next presidential candidate – three y

Camelia Pasandaran – A third major survey in three weeks has given further credence to talk of a decline in the popularity of the president and his Democratic Party, with the Golkar Par

Anita Rachman, Camelia Pasandaran & Ezra Sihite – Taufik Kiemas's controversial comments on Monday that his wife, former President Megawati Sukarnoputri, should reconsider any plan

Jakarta – In advance of a national meeting, Golkar Party leaders have voiced support for chairman Aburizal "Ical" Bakrie as the party's sole candidate for the 2014 presidential race.

Ronna Nirmala & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Banten's incumbent governor has been returned to office with the help of a former TV star, according to unofficial quick counts from Satur

Bruce Gale – A little-known opinion poll carried out in August and published by the Indonesian-language Kompas newspaper has thrown up some interesting information about voter preferenc

Bandung – While the number of eligible voters is predicted to rise, public participation in elections is tending to decrease, according to the head of the West Java Elections Commission

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Once seen as a "clean" Islamic party led by young, urban and devout professionals, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is now perceived by some as another practiti

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is considering reducing its commitment to the government coalition in response to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's dismissal of one of i

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The Prosperous Justice Party has repeated its threat to quit the coalition government if President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reduces the party's number of cabinet positions.

Jakarta – The Golkar Party is the strongest party in the country, according to recent surveys, which also show that the Democratic Party's popularity continues to wane amid a series of

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has suggested that being part of a government coalition and the opposition is much the same, following reports that many of its members have

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – In an open display of the relationship between media companies and political parties, television czar Hary Tanoesoedibjo announced he would join the new Nasd

The naming of the KPU chief and his fellows as suspects on charges of alleged forgery connected to the West Halmahera election was an administrative error, the National Police says.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Which one tells lies, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) or the police?

Jakarta – A panel of judges at South Jakarta District Court has ruled in favor of Jusuf Supendi, one of the founders of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), who filed a civil lawsuit aga

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has proven itself to be a party of trouble makers by threatening to disclose a political contract it signed with President Susilo Bambang Yu

Jakarta – The ruling Democratic Party has proposed that electoral constituents be shrunk and allocated fewer legislative seats so as to decrease the number of under-performing lawmakers

In another blow to the credibility of the General Elections Commission, the AGO announced on Monday that KPU chief Abdul Hafiz Anshary was named a suspect in a forgery case in August.

Ronna Nirmala – Faced with a seemingly endless series of corruption cases in the country, only 23 percent of respondents in a new survey said they still believed Indonesian politicians

Ronna Nirmala & Anita Rachman – For many Indonesians, the news on Sunday that just one-fourth of the population still trusted politicians was not really news at all.

Slamet Susanto and Oyos Saroso, Yogyakarta/Lampung – The Yogyakarta mayoral election won by incumbent vice mayor Haryadi Suyuti and running mate Imam Priyono drew only 70 percent of the

Jakarta – Constitutional Court Chief Mahfud MD testified at the National Police Headquarters on Thursday for former staff member Zainal Arifin, a suspect in a high-profile forgery case.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Five new political parties that have completed the administrative requirements are gearing up to face the government's fact-checking process on the parties'

Jakarta – Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice Mafud MD says he is ready to be a witness on behalf of his former employee, election document forgery suspect Zainal Arifin Hoesein.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As a key deadline passed on Thursday, five new political parties say they have completed the documentation needed to run in the 2014 polls.

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta today dismissed fears the country will see a return of turmoil and violence ahead of elections next year.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Golkar Party's provincial executive board in North Sumatra has reshuffled its membership at the regent and municipal levels following mass resignations.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Legislators on Tuesday approved a revision to the 2007 Election Organization Law to allow politicians to serve on the General Elections Commission (KPU), des

Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu) needs adjudication authority to help resolve disputes in regions, a study reveals.

Jakarta – The Reform Star Party (PBR) is ready to join the National Mandate Party (PAN) after the two recently signed a memorandum of understanding on the merger.

Jakarta – House deputy speaker and Golkar Party member Priyo Budisantoso has asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss any plans for a Cabinet reshuffle with Golkar chairman A

Anita Rachman & Arientha Primanita – Not so fast, a Golkar official said on Tuesday following reports party chairman Aburizal Bakrie would represent the party in the 2014 presidenti

Anita Rachman & Arientha Primanita – Despite being picked by his colleagues to run for president in 2014, Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has yet to agree, a deputy chairman s

Arientha Primanita – The House of Representatives has urged the electoral commission to present data on 21 disputed polling results, including those affecting four House legislators.

Stephen Coates – East Timor's fragile stability will be tested in coming months as the country's political and business elite manoeuvre ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections

Jakarta – Golkar Party has come up with a consensus during the national consolidation meeting in Denpasar, Bali, to support party chairman Aburizal Bakrie in his run for the 2014 presid

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry has begun to verify 14 new political parties that have registered for the 2014 elections, but it is estimated that only thr

The head of East Timor's armed forces stepped down last week, leading to speculation he may be preparing to run for President in nest year's elections.

Wendy Frew – A new documentary about East Timor has raised questions about a Gold Walkley-winning ABC TV program that led to the resignation of Mari Alkatiri as prime minister in 2006.

Nana Rukmana, Cirebon – It would not be a political party if it were unwilling to snatch any opportunity to attract public support.

Ulma Haryanto – The Justice and Human Rights Ministry said on Monday that out of the 14 new political parties registered for the 2014 general elections, only three had met the requireme