Anita Rachman – Rising politician Puan Maharani of the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Wednesday said that although the party would never join the pro-gove

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Political dynasties, a growing trend in regional elections in Indonesia, should be curbed, as they undermine democracy and limit opportunities for other cand

Hasyim Widhiarto – After serving as chairman of the politically wired Association of Islamic Students (HMI) last year, Arip Mustopha had to think twice before jumping into a career of f

Although the general election may be three years away, political parties have already deployed their gear to gain support, particularly from the young bracket of voters.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The fast-growing mass-organization, the National Democrats (Nasdem), withdrew its plan to become a political party, as it was nearly out of time to fulfill t

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The single floor medium-sized building looked like an ordinary house.

Camelia Pasandaran, Pangkal Pinang, Bangka-Belitung – An amendment to the Regional Governance Law is expected to include provisions barring criminals and the "morally flawed" from runni

Anita Rachman – While continuing to deny that they had political ambitions, officials of the National Democrats on Friday vowed that every single province in Indonesia would have an off

Zaky Pawas, Indonesia – Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Depok on Thursday as opposition mounted against Mayor Nur Mahmudi Ismail, who on Wednesday was sworn in for his sec

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The government kicked off its process to qualify political parties looking to contest the 2014 polls, while smaller parties requested more time pending a jud

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Two political parties loyal to Indonesia's ruling party on Sunday said they would continue to stand by the Democrats, effectively making it almost impossible fo

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – An unfavorable performance review of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Cabinet led many to believe the President would carry out a comprehensive reshuffle of h

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) issued a ruling Wednesday that will make it easier for lawmakers to impeach a president.

Armando Siahaan & Anita Rachman – A court ruling that set a lower quorum requirement for the House of Representatives to launch an impeachment inquest could tip the balance of power

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A coalition of 17 minor political parties plans to file for a judicial review of a newly passed law which it claims intends to freeze minor parties out of the

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Stop bickering and get to work helping the people, former President Megawati Sukarnoputri said on Monday as the opposition leader chided the government and it

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – After claiming to have already secured the support of dozens of senior clerics from Nahdlatul Ulama in East Java, the United Development Party has vowed to co

Medan – A politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said on Friday that the rumor about the growing friendship between his party and the ruling Democratic Part

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Political parties have begun discussing potential candidates for the 2014 presidential election, while observers and politicians say it is counterproductive

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A proposal to revise the legislative election law was an attempt by the big political parties to kill smaller parties, as the revision

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Former president and current Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri will not run for president in 2014, her husband a

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The biggest question facing the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle is who the party will nominate as its presidential candidate for 2014.

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Islamic parties need to start preparing as early as this year for the 2014 elections to keep from losing more votes to secular rivals, an analyst said on Wednes

Jakarta – Ruling coalition parties on Sunday vowed to focus more on work in 2011, while pundits predicted that the political climate in the country would heat up this year with parties

Anita Rachman – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faces a tough year if he is to make good on his promises to continue tackling corruption, violent extremism and terrorism, analysts sa

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) for the period 2009-2014 has been deliberating a packet of three political laws, namely Law Number 22/2007 on Election Organisers, Law Numbe

Regional election disputes dominated the cases handled by the Constitutional Court in 2010, with 74 percent of elections resulting in some sort of controversy, a court official said.

Anita Rachman – Obviously irritated by the barrage of criticism aimed at the government by its ruling coalition partners, Democratic Party executives on Wednesday called on coalition pa

Anita Rachman & Candra Malik – Chances of reunifying the deeply split National Awakening Party are now even slimmer with the legally recognized faction urging the leader of a splint

Anita Rachman & Ronna Nirmala – An unexpected alliance between the ruling Democratic Party and opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle could be in the cards for the 2014

Amir Tejo & Anita Rachman, Surabaya – Yenny Wahid was elected as the new chairwoman of one of the divided National Awakening Party's two factions on Monday.

Taufik Darusman – In the 2009 legislative elections, the ruling Democratic Party won nearly 21 percent of the vote, tripling its gain from the previous elections.

Amir Tejo & Anita Rachman, Surabaya – Hopes that the warring factions of the Islam-based National Awakening Party would reunite here were dashed when a party congress opened on Sund

Anita Rachman – Prosperous Justice Party chairman Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq on Sunday dismissed rumors that the party had issues with other parties in the government coalition, but said the c

M Hernowo and Anita Yossihara – The Joint Secretariat (Setgab) of political parties supporting the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Jakarta – Despite amendments to the law on political parties attempts to ensure accountability, critics say the changes will not prevent political parties from taking the interests of t

Anita Rachman – Amid a rash of complaints from coalition parties, the ruling Democrats said on Wednesday that the joint secretariat charged with managing the pro-government coalition wa

Anita Rachman – The integrity of the nation's already much-derided regional polling commissions will only get worse if legislators insist on allowing political parties to take part in o

Bagus BT Saragih – The ruling coalition will likely still be mired in bickering and internal friction next year, with a member party threatening to coalesce with the opposition to rival

Amir Tejo & Anita Rachman – The deeply divided National Awakening Party (PKB) seemed far from reuniting, as factions in the party failed to find middle ground ahead of the 2014 elec

Anita Rachman – An election watchdog has raised concerns about the quality of regional polls, painting a picture of an anything-goes attitude as candidates take advantage of a lack of o

Jakarta – Great Indonesian Movement (Gerindra) Party patron and former vice presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto says he is ready to run for president in 2014.

Anita Rachman – Officials at regional branches of Indonesia's main electoral watchdog are struggling to perform their monitoring duties because of difficulties in obtaining operational

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Although the 2014 presidential elections are still a few years away, names of possible candidates were already emerging over the weekend.

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Budget watchdogs aired their concerns on Sunday over the newly revised Law on Political Parties that has significantly raised the ceiling for companies' donatio

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The chairman of the Democratic Party said on Sunday that despite competing interests within its ranks, the joint secretariat had "performed well" this year and

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The government said on Friday that it would begin verifying the eligibility of political parties to contest elections under tough new requirements in mid-J

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Democratic Party on Friday eased up on its demand to double the legislative threshold to 5 percent, conceding that it would be content with 4 percent to a

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The Indonesian electoral system should be changed in such a way that qualified candidates, including women, are more likely to end up in the legislat

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A senior Democratic Party legislator has called on the antigraft body to take over the case of former tax official Gayus Tambunan from the police, in