Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Normally elections are about campaign funds and strategy but, believe it or not, some political parties consider which number they draw for the 2009 polls a cl

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has widened its lead over the Golkar Party by more than 11 percent, according a new survey released Wednesday

Sara Webb and Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – A small, influential Islamist party in Indonesia is alarming moderates who fear this secular but predominantly Muslim country may head for wide

Desy Nurhayati and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The 18 new parties contesting the 2009 legislative election are unlikely to transform the political face of the country, analysts said Tuesday

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – With the General Elections Commission having announced 34 parties eligible to run in the 2009 elections, old players and newcomers are gearing up for the nine-mo

Desy Nurhayati and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The 2009 legislative election will see 34 political parties vying for seats in the House of Representatives, after the General Elections Commi

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Indonesian financial intelligence unit has warned of financial violations and money politics during next year's legislative and presidential elections unless

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Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Political parties and candidates might resort to smear campaigns and dirty tricks during the nine-month campaign period that starts next week, the General Elec

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Bali General Election Commission (KPUD) chairman Anak Agung Gede Oka Wisnumurti on Wednesday said he had received the wealth list of all the candidates part

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The public has lost faith in the House of Representatives, believing its members put their parties' interests first, a recent survey has found.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A new survey suggests former president Megawati Soekarnoputri would win an election if it were held today, thanks to the government's decision to raise fuel pric

Jakarta – There are fears the 2009 general and presidential elections will not come off smoothly due to lack of preparation.

Ahmad Junaidi, Semarang, Purwokerto – A nationalist agenda and a focus on gender issues have pushed Bibit Waluyo and running mate Rustriningsih to an early lead in Sunday's Central Java

Jakarta – Lawmakers are using their policy monitoring right for the political benefit of their parties rather than for evaluating government public policies, experts said Tuesday.

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Jumadi, Makassar – The elections for mayor and deputy mayor in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar is heating up.

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – The upcoming Bali gubernatorial election is a legally-tainted political process, a legal expert claimed Monday.

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Local political parties in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam are at risk of being excluded from the 2009 elections due to delays in registration by the Aceh chapt

Jakarta – The deliberation of the presidential election bill goes into full swing Monday, with the most contentious issue being the minimum threshold necessary to nominate a presidentia

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – After a prolonged verification process, the government is set to approve 12 local parties to be registered with the Justice and Human Rights Ministry.

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has renamed its local party, and ended its armed struggle for Acehnese social welfare under the Indonesian political system.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) have opened talks on forming a coalition for the 2009 presidential election, looking to pair Vice Preside

Jakarta – The split in the National Awakening Party (PKB) is now official, with each of the two opposing factions establishing its own central board.

Paul Toohey – Xanana Gusmao's Timorese Government is heading close to collapse as parties in his ruling Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) coalition turn against him and leave the do

Fabio Scarpello, Denpasar – Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's already fragile government has been dealt a blow with the defection of a coalition partner to the opposition Fretilin, leaving

Jakarta – The split in the National Awakening Party (PKB) is now official, with each of the two opposing factions establishing its own central board.

Jakarta – The National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas) has decided to be realistic.

Bogor, West Java – Former Jakarta governor Sutiyoso on Wednesday joined the Indonesian Nationalist Party (PNI) Marhaenism and said he would contest the presidential election under the m

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The victory of Ahmad Heryawan and his running mate Dede Macan Yusuf in the recent West Java gubernatorial election and of Syamsul Arifin and his running ma

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra KPUD was scene to a wave of protests Wednesday, with demonstrators demanding it immediately halt ballot counting a day prior to the planned an

Jakarta – The two rival National Awakening Party (PKB) camps have yet to show signs of reconciliation as they go ahead with their separate extraordinary congresses.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Supporters of gubernatorial candidates Agum Gumelar and Nu'man Abdul Hakim (Aman) on Monday besieged the West Java office of the General Elections Commission

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) will put its preparations for the 2009 national polls at stake if it fails to settle the double leadership issue facing several politica

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Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Political analysts have said the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has a chance of making a big leap in the 2009 legislative election due to its clean image and the

Pramono/Anton Septian, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) might not take part in the election next year.

Suwardiman – In the recent West Java election of regional heads, many respondents determined their choice just a week before voting.

Indah Surya Wardhani – The West Java election of regional heads, which looks set to be won by Ahmad Heryawan and Dede Yusuf, indicates that the voting patterns of traditional voters had

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – According to unofficial "quick counts", Ahmad Heryawan and Dede Yusuf have pulled off an unexpected victory in Sunday's West Java gubernatorial election.

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Jakarta – The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and several nongovernmental organizations are challenging the new election law that allows members of political parties to contest D

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A year out from the general elections, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla have launched early campaigns to woo voters.

Jems de Fortuna, Kupang – Former East Timor militias for integration support Eurico Gutteres for becoming a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) from the National Mandate Party

Ashley Hall: One of the most notorious leaders of the militia violence in which 1,400 East Timorese people were killed in 1999, has been released from a Jakarta jail after serving only

Jakarta – The ongoing conflict within the National Awakening Party (PKB) reflects the country's failure to establish a strong political party system that nurtures democracy, observers s

Nana Rukmana, Cirebon – Thousands of people in Cirebon regency, who were victims of a cheap rice scam, have threatened to abstain from voting in the West Java gubernatorial election sla

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – With little political backing, governor hopeful Robert Edison Siahaan, who is Javanese, and his Batak running mate, Suherdi, are playing

Jakarta – The justice ministry announced Friday that 24 new parties had passed the administrative screening to become legal entities, but would face further verification to be eligible