Jakarta – Presidential frontrunner Prabowo Subianto has promised to grant amnesty to members of armed and separatist groups to end the conflict in Papua.

Ahmad Syamsudin – One presidential candidate dances vigorously despite his age, another flashes a three-finger Hollywood film salute to be hip with the masses, and a third hopeful posts

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) revealed on Thursday a significant surge in suspicious transactions leading up to the fort

Resty Woro Yuniar – The first of Indonesia's presidential debates on Tuesday night may have been a game-changer, with analysts and online pundits saying front runner Prabowo Subianto un

Jakarta – In Indonesia, presidential candidate debates are planned as bogus performances. There is no in-depth discussion of the issues.

Sabrina Asril, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has criticised the response by presidential candidate number 2.

Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential hopeful Ganjar Pranowo faces an uphill battle against rivals ahead of February's election but is pinning his hopes on an

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto responded to his rival Anies Baswedan's satire on his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the first debate to

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Indonesian candidates have clashed in the first of five televised debates, ahead of the presidential election on February 14 next year.

Jakarta – Candidate Ganjar Pranowo maintained his equanimity during Tuesday's feisty first presidential debate of the 2024 contest, his campaign team spokesman and United Development Pa

Jakarta – Three presidential hopefuls faced off in the first election debate on Tuesday, with two candidates slamming a court decision that enabled the president's eldest son to join th

Jakarta – Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep met with representatives of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) from South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi on Tue

Jakarta – After the first presidential debate on Tuesday evening, the West Java campaign manager for the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka ticket, Ridwan Kamil, said his president

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 2, Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Chairperson and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, says the conflict in Pap

Nabiel Gibran El Rizani, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan said that he will not continue the development of Indonesia's New Capital Nusantara (IKN) if he is elected.

Jayanty Nada Shofa & Nabiel Gibran El Rizani, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto told his rival Anies Baswedan on Tuesday that he would not become the Jakarta governo

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police plan to deploy 2,000 officers to secure the first of the five 2024 election debates for presidential and vice presidential candidates, to be held on Tuesday

Jakarta – The intricate security situation in Papua emerged as a focal point in the presidential debate on Tuesday evening, leading to a heated exchange between Prabowo Subianto and Ani

Fitria Chusna Farisa, Jakarta – On Monday December 11, Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) released its latest survey on the electability of presidential (capres) an

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Monday that it would recruit 5.7 million local poll administrators (KPPS) for the 2024 election.

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka national campaign team (TKN) has gathered together a number of activists and victims of the 1997-98 abduction of pro-de

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – It is estimated that the quality of the upcoming 2024 presidential debate would only give a little glimpse into understanding the candidate's commitment to the

Jakarta – Once considered the frontrunner for the February 14 presidential election, Ganjar Pranowo now ranks last among three candidates, as revealed by a recent survey conducted by

Jakarta – Defense Minister and presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto has extended a commanding lead in the polls ahead of February's election, with a series of recent surveys showing th

Mohammad Said, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo did not immediately deny rumors suggesting that he has switched allegiance from the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggl

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – Some two and a half months before the country goes to the polls on 14 February 2024, Indonesia's religious leaders, convened by Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, ha

Antara, Jakarta – A political analyst opined that using English in Indonesia's presidential and vice presidential debate could undermine the quality of democracy and be interpreted as a

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Police (Polri) Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo and Defense Forces (TNI) Commander General Agus Subiyanto attended a community service during th

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto confirmed on Sunday that the selection of Gibran Rakabuming Raka as his running mate was solely his personal dec

Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka is on the verge of a major test, where he must demonstrate his qualifications for the vice presidential role beyond being President Joko Widodo's son.

Nabiel Gibran El Rizani, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has extended invitations to 11 experts representing diverse fields to partake in the opening of five presidentia

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto extends his lead to more than 20 points over his rivals in the run-up to the February 14 election, according to a poll r

14, 2024., Jakarta – Political observer from Universitas Indonesia Aditya Perdana mentioned that presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo is likely to continue the development of Nusantara

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The head of the Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team (TKN), Rosan Roeslani, responded to allegations that his team had mobilized village government officia

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democracy and Electoral Empowerment Partnership (DEEP) Executive Director, Neni Nur Hayati, asked the General Elections Commission (KPU) to invo

Jakarta – The prevailing controversy regarding the format of the election debates for presidential and vice presidential candidates does not inspire confidence among the public that the

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – With less than a year left in office and campaign activities for next year's presidential election in full swing, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has made a series

Ihsan Reliubun Antara, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Hasyim Asyari confirmed that there will be five election debates for presidential and vice presid

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Jakarta – A senior member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has rejected a proposal from a Gerindra Party member that the upcoming presidential debates, organized b

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – The Coordinator of Prevention and Public Participation Division of the Jakarta General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Burhanuddin urged the runnin

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) is still investigating alleged campaign violations committed by vice presidential candidate Gibran Raka

Pat Walsh – While Australia switches off to take its long summer break and is largely indifferent to what's happening next door, Indonesia is seized by election fever.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Frontrunner Prabowo Subianto of Gerindra Party kicked off his presidential campaign over the weekend in his stronghold of West Java, days after his two rivals hit

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Deflecting speculation that the General Elections Commission (KPU) is looking to scrap the upcoming rounds of vice presidential debates, the poll body has assured

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) politician Gilbert Simanjuntak expressed his doubts that the General Elections Sup

Jakarta – To borrow the wording of the warnings on cigarette commercials: lack of neutrality of the security forces in a general election can result in damage to democracy, disturbances

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The deputy of Prabowo-Gibran's campaigning team (TKN) Ahmad Muzani spoke up about the voters' personal data leaks from the official website of the General E

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – An alleged data breach has hit the General Elections Commission (KPU), raising concerns about the vulnerability of the poll body's digital security system, which

Jakarta – Jakarta Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) political science professor Burhanuddin Muhtadi says that Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest level o