Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A speedy resolution to the deadlock over an amendment to the 2007 Election Organizers Law is to let the government, rather than the House of Represen

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Yusak Yaluwo will be inaugurated as the new regent of Boven Digoel, Papua, but faces the threat of being immediately suspended after his inauguration for

Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has fired back at rumors that he met with high-profile graft suspect Gayus Tambunan in Bali, calling it nothing more than political intri

Jakarta – Mandated to settle local election disputes since 2008, the Constitutional Court has become the shrine for squealing candidates who have lost in local elections.

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Sujito, a 43-year-old personal driver, remembers the bad old days of the Suharto years, when elections involved just three parties and the results were never

Jakarta – The 2014 election is still four years away, but Indonesia's smaller political parties have begun to feel the pressure from major parties that want to see fewer competitors in

Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) has organized a meeting with seven smaller political parties as it moves to form a confederation of parties to consolidate power for the next

Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of the People's Conscience Party's (Hanura) founder Gen.

Armando Siahaan & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – A watchdog and lawmakers on Wednesday called for the rapid completion of the long overdue bill on election organizers, by vote if necessar

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party's decision to form a confederation with six other parties would not pose a threat to bigger political organizations in the po

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faces calls to carry out a "major reshuffle" of his Cabinet as a unit evaluating the performance of the ministers is expected

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has announced it will fight for a higher parliamentary threshold in the legislative body in the interests of forming a stronger and more e

Jakarta – The Democratic Party should be wary following findings from a new nationwide survey that indicated public support for the country's ruling party was dwindling, pundits say.

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's deputy chairwoman, Puan Maharani, has stressed it would remain a steadfast opposition party, despite last week hav

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Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Tantalizing suggestions from the upper reaches of the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle that it may join forces with the government were shot d

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie insisted on Sunday that the party would stay inside the ruling coalition, despite complaints by some party stalwarts that

Jakarta – Indonesians say they want five political parties to vie in the next general election to make the voting process simpler, a recent survey says.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A cabinet minister is being targeted for dismissal by members of the political party he leads, who question his ability to take care of both party an

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – The Golkar Party is shaping up to be an increasing threat to the Democratic Party in the 2014 elections, a survey shows.

Jakarta – The mechanism of checks and balances that should be carried out by the House of Representatives (DPR) over the government is progressively disappearing.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – As President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono prepares to evaluate his Cabinet ministers' performance this year, members from his coalition are nervously anticipating a

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Most Indonesians want the number of parties at the House of Representatives trimmed down to improve the effectiveness of the legislature, recent surveys sugge

Jakarta – The ruling Democratic Party is probably preparing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's brother-in-law, Maj. Gen.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – A Golkar Party official has called on the president to use the upcoming annual evaluation of the cabinet as an opportunity to imp

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – An attempt by political parties to insert their members into election organizers is gaining little ground with the public, which a survey says is pleased with

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must stop skirting issues that could compromise his image, because such a strategy could backfire if his inaction ends up exacerbating social issues,

Anita Rachman & Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former President Suharto, hinted at presidential ambitions on Friday, saying he would cons

Jakarta – Majority of Indonesians believe in elections as a means to influence political decision-making processes and support democracy, according to a survey by the International Foun

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) has become the first political grouping that openly supports Sri Mulyani Indrawati's presidential bid in 2014 if the former finance minister

Jakarta – Despite a number of recent incidents stemming from interfaith issues in the country, political parties still do not consider it a priority, a discussion heard Wednesday.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has made the widely expected announcement that he will run for president in 2014 – but only with solid and well

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – After the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry elected Suryo Bambang Sulisto as its new chairman on Saturday, questions quickly arose over his ti

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Political parties in the ruling coalition on Tuesday played down speculation fueled by Democratic Party politicians on a possible Cabinet shake-up, call

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Analysts have dismissed the efforts of several small political parties to court former president Suharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra as their

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Despite President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's flagging popularity, his Democrats remain the party to beat, in part because of a lack of viable alternatives, ac

Guido Goulart, Dili – Prime Minster Xanana Gusmao said Friday that the resignation of his deputy, whose party has threatened to withdraw from the ruling coalition, will not lead to the

Guido Goulart, Dili, East Timor – One of East Timor's deputy prime ministers said he has resigned after Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao publicly called him a "liar" for his outspoken criti

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – The incumbent head of Boven Digoel district in Papua is leading the early vote count in his bid for re-election, despite being detained in a Jakarta cell on

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – The legal requirement that a third of a political party's executive board be comprised of female officials was being blatantly ignored, a civil society group

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono assembled leaders of tiny political parties at his residence on Sunday evening, in what one observer said was an attempt to g

Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – In the face of what appears to be a public relations nightmare, the Democratic Party on Friday blamed the media and political exp

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The President's popularity has declined in the first year of his second tenure, but voters are apparently reluctant to switch their support from the President's

Jakarta – The Golkar Party's initiative to interpellate President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his handling of a recent dispute with Malaysia received a cold response from other parties

Fidelis E Satriastanti, Jakarta – The State Ministry for the Environment is finalizing regulations that would oblige all companies to manage their waste according to prescribed standard

Anita Rachman& Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – A lawmaker from the main opposition party has made the radical suggestion of having two legislative thresholds, just the latest twist in

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Lawmakers should settle their differences and reach a consensus on the draft of a revision of the 2007 Law on Election Organizers, a watchdog said on Friday.

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – A flurry of recent controversies that rocked the Democratic Party will not dent the party's voter base during regional elections because of the widespread pop

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The country's big political parties should provide proof that their push for an increased legislative threshold is not part of a sinister ploy to cro

Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie visited a number of Islamic boarding schools in East Java on Thursday and played down the provincial legislative council's plan to set up