Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto scored a commanding lead in Indonesia's presidential vote, but his party disappointed in the parliamentary election held the s

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – While signs indicate that Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto will be the country's next president, not everyone is convinced, with some alleging tha

Pizaro Gozali Idrus and Nazarudin Latif, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's defense minister and presumptive next president, may face difficulties implementing his government polic

Andi Jatmiko and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Protesters marched in Indonesia's capital on Friday demanding the election authority stop Prabowo Subianto from taking office as th

Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his congratulations to Prabowo Subianto for his "convincing victory" in the presidential election and expressed optimism for stren

Jakarta – The 805th Kamisan (Thursday) Action, which was held in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on February 15, touched on the issue of the organisation of the 2024 electi

Icha Rastika, Jakarta – Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) researcher Bestian Nainggolan says that almost all of those who voted for presidential and vice presidential tic

Jakarta (Agencies) – Presumed new president Prabowo Subianto paid tribute to Indonesia's past leaders during a triumphant victory speech on Wednesday, joking about his close ties to his

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Richaldo Hariandja, Jakarta – The presumed election victory of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto – a former army general with a history of alleged

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The interim results of the 2024 presidential election, disclosed by the General Election Commission (KPU) at 12:00 PM WIB, indicate that the presidentia

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Health Ministry is preparing thousands of first responders and extending health centers' operational hours during election day on Wednesday and during the vot

Sui-Lee Wee, Jakarta, Indonesia – A strongman apparatchik accused of multiple human rights abuses. A violent nationalist. A pious defender of Muslims.

Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Former Indonesian general Prabowo Subianto, a two-time runner-up with a murky past as a military strongman, is poised for an outright first-round

Anand Mathai and Amy Sood – With Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto set to be the country's next president, questions remain on whether he will continue with incumbent Preside

Deni Ghifari and Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Foreign and local businesses have expressed confidence that the results of the presidential election held on Wednesday will support a smooth

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto looked set on Thursday to become Indonesia's next president later this year as unofficial counts had the ex-special forces commander winning a hotly contested

Jakarta – In the end, it wasn't even close.

Patsy Widakuswara, White House – The White House said Thursday that it would accept the results of Indonesia's presidential election in which Prabowo Subianto, a former army general who

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has taken an early lead in the real count of votes for the 2024 Legislative Election, according to th

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Political observer and Executive Director of the Institute for Democracy & Strategic Affairs (Indostrategic) Ahmad Khoirul Umam warned the teams of Anies

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo extends congratulations to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, the leading candidate for Indonesia's next president, according to qui

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – A total of 1,297 polling stations or TPS in Papua have not yet conducted voting due to the distribution issue of election logistics and the social conflict ov

Iksan Reliubun, Jakarta – The disparities of vote data in the 2024 presidential election between the actual count documents or C1 Forms and the vote count displayed on the General Elect

Jakarta (Agencies) – Presidential contender Anies Baswedan said on Wednesday he would respect the final election result but called on his supporters to monitor the official tally of vot

Jayapura, Jubi – The independent election monitoring network, the Alliance for Democracy for Papua (ALDP), is set to monitor the voting process of the 2024 General Election in Papua Pro

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Richaldo Hariandja in Jakarta and agencies – Polls have closed in Indonesia, which hosts the world's biggest single-day election, where more than 200 million peopl

Fadiyah Aldairus – Indonesia is holding the biggest one-day election in the world today, where more than 200 million voters – more than half of them under the age of 40 – will choose on

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Police chief Insp. Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesia has seen many faces of Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto over his decades in the public eye – the cheshire grin that accompanies his recent viral dance moves, flashe

Jakarta (Agencies) – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has delayed voting in four districts of Paniai regency, Central Papua, after incidents in which residents burned balloting ma

Widy Wicaksono & Ayos Carlos & Jamaah, Semarang – Despite incidents of flooding and arson occurring in various areas, the General Election Commission (KPU) reported that the vot

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has cast his vote in the 2024 general elections this morning, Feb. 14, in Gambir, Central Jakarta.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Candidate Prabowo Subianto is taking the lead on the early quick count of votes as Indonesia holds the world's largest single-day election on Wednesday.

Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has granted permission for the public to stream and record the vote counting at any polling station using cellular phones or other device

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) likes to brag that Indonesia's general election today is the largest and the most complex one-day election in the world.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka expressed overwhelming emotions in front of thousands of supporters on Wednesday evening after quick count

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Richaldo Hariandja in Jakarta and agencies – The Indonesian defence minister, Prabowo Subianto, a former general dogged by allegations of human rights abuses, has

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Many voters who do not live in the locations as stated on their identity cards have expressed frustration at not being allowed to vote at polling stations duri

Jakarta (Agencies) – Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) director Khoirunnisa Nur Agustyati has advised voters to check their ballots before entering the voting booth on

Jakarta – Just days before voters head to the polls, the technology whizzes at KawalPemilu have revived the independent election monitoring platform of bygone years, vowing to continue

Wednesday's presidential election in Indonesia could see the ascendance of General Prabowo Subianto, who has tried for years to seize power after decades of involvement in mass killings

Ben Bland – In 1985, the CIA pondered who could rule Indonesia after Suharto, the authoritarian president who had reigned since 1967, eventually left the stage.

Jakarta – With his blatant cheating and partiality, Jokowi pushed Indonesia's democracy to the brink of a cliff. We must fight back at the voting booth.

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Member of the General Elections Supervisory Agency or Bawaslu Lolly Suhenty admitted that the 'Dirty Vote' film was a form of self-criticism against the agenc

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Distributing ballot boxes to 820,000 polling stations (TPS) spread across 17,000 islands in Indonesia is an incredibly challenging but not impossible endeavor

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Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) reiterated on Tuesday that accepting cash payments or any form of rewards from political candidates goes against I

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Carrying out nationwide elections in Indonesia, which consists of more than 17,000 islands, can be a logistical nightmare for the government.

Leo Suryadinata – The Indonesian Solidarity Party, PSI, is aiming to secure some national parliamentary seats in tomorrow's elections.