Jakarta – To some, the fifth and final electoral debate of the campaign season on Sunday was an anticlimax, as the three presidential candidates refrained from attacking each other as t

Nivell Rayda, Medan, Indonesia – It was Sunday morning in December, but there were hardly any customers stopping by at Mdm Teti Gusyana's store, one of the few remaining snack shops sti

Han Revanda Putra, Antara, Jakarta – The national campaigning team of Prabowo-Gibran claimed the ethical decision of the General Elections Ethics Council or DKPP against General

Resty Woro Yuniar – Less than two weeks before voters head to the polls to choose Indonesia's next leader, presidential front runner Prabowo Subianto found himself on the defensive foll

Helmut Timothy & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Despite a "strong reprimand" from the ethics council against top election organizers regarding the candidacy of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, t

Dio Suhenda and Nur Janti, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has its integrity put under public scrutiny once again after its leadership was found to have committed ethic

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Several Indonesian ministers are discontented with President Joko Widodo's overspending on social aid and seeming partiality ahead of elections on Feb 1

Siwage Dharma Negara and Maria Monica Wihardja – Indonesian Millennials and Gen-Z would like their next president to create jobs, eradicate poverty and combat corruption.

Jakarta (Agencies) – Presidential front runner Prabowo Subianto drew flak in his final debate with election rivals Sunday over issues from women's rights to remarks about voters' intell

Jakarta – With voting day just 10 days away, the 2024 presidential candidates struck a more conciliatory tone in their final televised debate on Sunday, as they addressed issues of educ

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Andika Dwi, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 2 Prabowo Subianto apologized to his rivals Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo in his closing statement during th

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – In the final presidential debate of the 2024 election on Sunday, presidential candidate Anies Baswedan addressed the critical issues of economic inequal

Medan – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan believes that winning North Sumatra province would significantly impact the outcome of the general election on Feb. 14.

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has promised to appoint Democratic Party chair Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) to a "very important and strategic" position in the next

Jakarta – Ganjar Pranowo plans to turn North Sulawesi into an import-export hub if elected president, saying that doing so would contribute significantly to the province's economic grow

Antara, Jakarta – Tens of election observers from various countries confirmed that they will participate in Indonesia's Election Visit Program that enables them to monitor voting at pol

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – For months, Indonesia's three presidential contenders have been brandishing hand signs matching their election registration numbers, but now, a new "four-fing

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo pledged on Sunday that he will construct at least one healthcare center in every village across Indonesia should he emer

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – As Indonesia eagerly anticipates the 2024 Presidential Election on Feb. 14, 2024, the potential for a single or dual-round election looms.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election speaking fluent Arabic. A long-deceased president praising the incumbent.

Bill Birtles and Mitch Woolnough in Solo, Central Java – Less than a fortnight out from Indonesia's election, President Joko Widodo's son is proving to be the decisive factor driving so

Amy Sood and Resty Woro Yuniar, Jakarta – A year ago, Indonesian presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo had seemed to be the obvious front runner for the country's top job.

Antara, Jakarta – Head of Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) Hasyim Asy'ari has pledged to trace 3,238 duplicate names in the final voter list (DPT) for registered voters in

Jakarta – As many as 14 bands performed at the "High Voltage – Save Our Democracy" concert that was held on the grounds of the March 1, 1949 General Offensive Monument or in front of th

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – After a half day work as Indonesia's defence minister, Mr Prabowo Subianto arrived after lunchtime on Jan 4 at the Indonesian Journalist Association (PWI) office

Nivell Rayda, Banyuwangi, Indonesia – At an Islamic boarding school in the far eastern corner of Java Island, Indonesia, a group of teenage girls clad in white Islamic garbs were spotte

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka (Prabowo-Gibran) vowed to continue and add to the existing social welfare cards program.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has officially announced the simultaneous regional elections (Pilkada) for 2024 will take place on Nov. 27, 2024.

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto claims that he has received information about plans to tamper with ballots during the 2024 general election, one method of which is by

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesian entrepreneurs have a creative approach to reducing abstention rates and encouraging citizens to exercise their voting rights in the 2024 ele

Tria Dianti and Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ganjar Pranowo readily accepts the hospitality of his constituents, Anies Baswedan charms with his eloquence in town halls across the

Sharisya Kusuma Rahmanda, Jakarta – At least eleven regional heads submitted a judicial review with the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding Article 201 Paragraphs 7, 8, and 9 of Regiona

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Bhima Yudhistira, executive director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), criticizes presidential candidates' economic growth targets that he de

Jakarta – Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, confirmed his resignation from the position of chief commissioner at the state-run oil company Pertamina on Friday.

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has said that if he is elected president, he will uphold the bans on hardline groups the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and Hizbut Tahrir In

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – Almas Tsaqibbirru has stirred up controversy again.

Indonesia's General Election Commission (KPU) has revealed that a majority of voters in the upcoming presidential election will be young people.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) has deployed 446,291 personnel to safeguard the 2024 elections.

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo is facing mounting public criticism over his perceived political interference and lack of neutrality as he campaigns for the leading candidate

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto used to crack heads; now he busts moves. The favourite to win Indonesia's presidential election on February 14th stands accused of many past abuses.

Elodie Jakes, Jakarta – Digital research firm Populix discovered that Generation Z voters, who are predominantly first-time voters, hold high hopes for the presidential candidates, whil

Jakarta – A Kamisan (Thursday) action today touched on the presidential and vice presidential ticket number 2 of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's e

Ian Wilson, Singapore – When, during Indonesia's first presidential debate on Dec 12 last year, candidate Anies Baswedan remarked that people had lost faith in Indonesia's democratic pr

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said he would dedicate his life to serving the Indonesian people.

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka revealed the possibility of discontinuing the Farmer's Card (Kartu Tani) program if he and Prabowo Subianto won the 2024 ele

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto recently earned more support for his presidential bid.

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto recently said that people should keep an eye on the voting stations to prevent any rigging.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo claimed that he received reports from regional heads regarding intervention to not support him in the upcoming pr

By Max Lane

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