Dian Palupi & Antara – Golkar lawmaker Ferry Mursyidan Baldan has denied a growing split within the party spearheaded by members who want to see the back of controversial magnate an

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Amid rising political tension over the Bank Century scandal, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party on Saturday replaced secretary general Marz

Camelia Pasandaran – In the wake of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's calls for a crackdown on the nation's "judicial mafia," new evidence has emerged that allegedly shows staff from

Kinanti Pinta Karana – Key Golkar Party member and media magnate Surya Paloh was rumored on Tuesday to be considering jumping the political fence and joining the Hanura Party, possibly

Jakarta – The number of voters represented by the nine political parties that obtained seats in the national House of Representatives (DPR) following the 2009 legislative elections is l

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Transparency International Indonesia on Wednesday slammed all the major political parties for refusing to divulge how they financed their campaigns for this y

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Golkar, the long-time political vehicle of former President Suharto, presented the deceased dictator with a posthumous award over the weekend for contribution

Camelia Pasandaran – A book published on Tuesday paints a picture of widespread corruption and power-sharing agreements between Indonesia's political parties.

Camelia Pasandaran – Undeterred by previous failed efforts to sack the General Elections Commission, lawmakers and officials from the Elections Supervisory Board on Monday said they hop

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) says that it aims to build a more business-friendly, open and pluralist image under a new leadership in the future in order to gain politica

Camelia Pasandaran – One basic problem in the long list of problems related to campaign finance irregularities is bad legislation, according to an antigraft watchdog report released on

Ben Doherty, Jakarta – Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, yesterday pledged "prosperity, democracy and justice" for the world's largest Muslim nation as he was sworn in fo

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's inaugural speech on Tuesday prompted a round of criticism from experts and civil society groups here, with most highlighting the needs for

Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri did not attend Indonesia's presidential inauguration on Tuesday because she was not feeling well, her daughter said.

Febriamy Hutapea – Although the ceremony to swear in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for a second five-year term was a historic moment for the leader, People's Consultative Assembly

Liberal ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been sworn in as Indonesia's president after winning a second five-year term with promises of economic growth and political reform.

Dili – East Timor's opposition Fretilin party said there had been a "huge swing" against the government in recent village or 'suco' elections, even though candidates were supposed to b

Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri now faces a bigger task than merely to determine her party's political stance, since her deci

Rizal Harahap and Hyginus Hardoyo, Pekanbaru, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie's move to include political turncoat Rizal Mallarangeng and Titiek Soeharto in the party's

Dili – East Timor voted on Friday in village elections seen as a test of the fledgling country's stability a decade after its historic independence referendum which led to its bloody sp

Febriamy Hutapea, Pekanbaru (Riau) – Aburizal Bakrie on Thursday began his six-year term at the helm of Golkar, the country's second largest political party, and vowed to maintain its p

Camelia Pasandaran & April Aswadi – Outrage has greeted the appointment of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ally Rizal Mallarangeng to a senior position in the Golkar Party.

Pekanbaru, Riau – Golkar advisory board member and Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, Aburizal Bakrie, was officially elected as the new Golkar Party chairman on Thursday morni

Nurfika Osman – Past failures and alleged scandals, especially the Lapindo mudflow disaster, will hound Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie as he assumes his posi

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Analysts say newly elected Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie will solidify support for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and ensure the profitability of

Ruslan Sangadji and Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – The Golkar Party's eighth national congress is awash in money, with rival candidates for the chairmanship shelling out hundreds of million

Febriamy Hutapea, Pekanbaru (Riau) – The mud slinging between candidates vying for the leadership of the Golkar Party was well and truly thrown into full gear on Wednesday at the party'

Although rival candidates consider Tommy Suharto's 10-year absence from politics as a critical drawback in his chances of being elected chairman of Golkar, others within the former ruli

Febriamy Hutapea, Pekanbaru (Riau) – Though Golkar yellow dominates the landscape in Pekanbaru, there is an unmistakable undercurrent of black running through Riau's provincial capital,

Febriamy Hutapea, Pekanbaru (Riau) – The Golkar Party's national congress descended into chaos and required a police cool-down on Tuesday morning as members took part in a heated debate

Jakarta – Despite recent claims made by the Golkar Party chairmanship candidates that they had secured most support, most regional leaders will decide who to elect based on the rewards

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Golkar Party will select its new chairman based on wealth, access to the government and desire to bring the party closer to President Susilo Bambang Yudho

Danielle Sabao – The year 2009 has been a significant one for elections in Indonesia. In April, 171 million voters participated in national, provincial and district assembly elections.

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Camelia Pasandaran – A nationwide survey released on Sunday by the Institute for Studies on the Free Flow of Information showed that nearly 90 percent of respondents wanted the Golkar P

Febriamy Hutapea – Candidates for the Golkar Party chairmanship are scrambling to secure the support of regional leaders as the competition heats up ahead of the party's national congre

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Camelia Pasandaran – A recent audit of the campaign finance reports from this year's presidential and legislative polls was a waste of money as it failed to root out any violations, ele

Febriamy Hutapea, Papua – Golkar Party advisory board chairman Surya Paloh officially announced on Thursday his candidacy for the chairmanship of the faction, promising to lead the batt

Sara Webb & Olivia Rondonuwu – Tycoon Aburizal Bakrie, who wants to run for president in 2014, believes that better infrastructure is more likely to attract foreign investors to Sou

Camelia Pasandaran – The Constitutional Court on Monday rejected for the third time a demand to change the Election Law to allow independent presidential candidates to run.

Kinanti Pinta Karana – Tommy Suharto, the son of former President Suharto, denied in a television interview on Monday that his leadership push for the Golkar Party was a way for his fam

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Tom Allard, Jakarta – After more than a decade in the wilderness, the family of Indonesia's former ruler Soeharto is making a comeback into political life, staging a bold attempt to wre

Camelia Pasandaran – The General Elections Commission officially announced the results of the April 9 legislative elections on Wednesday, with House Speaker Agung Laksono of the Golkar

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Jakarta – Aspiring Golkar Party chairman Yuddy Chrisnandi met with former president Soeharto's eldest daughter, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, after meeting with her younger brother, Hutomo "

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Scores of residents seeking compensation for land they claim was taken away from them, closed down the Sentani Airport in Jayapura on Friday, suspending f