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Jakarta – The Blitar government – alongside the General Election Commission (KPU) and the Elections Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) – signed Monday a series of agreements related to the ele

Jakarta – The New Order regime has only been gone for a quarter century and with Indonesia preparing for another general election next year, we have every reason to believe that everyth

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The increasingly estranged relationship between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the largest party

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) on Monday announced that all three presidential candidates and their running mates, including the 36-year-old son of Presi

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has criticized a recent decision by the Constitutional Court, founded during her term in 2003, which cleare

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) General Chairperson Megawati Sukarnoputri and National Democrat Party (Nasdem) General Chairperson Surya

Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has opened up a wide lead over his closest rival in a new opinion poll, despite controversy over his decision to pick outgoi

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The Secretary of Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming's National Campaign Team (TKN) Nusron Wahid responded to the abuse of power allegation.

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Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Indonesia's president is facing discontent within his administration over perceived meddling in next year's elections, with some cabinet minister

Icha Rastika, Jakarta – The results of a Poltracking survey show that 30 percent of those who voted for Prabowo Subianto in the 2019 presidential elections (Pilpres) will switch to the

Julia Lau, Made Supriatma – Indonesians are closer to directly electing their next president.

Faris Mokhtar – An Indonesian presidential contender is facing a growing backlash over his decision to choose President Joko Widodo's son as his running mate with the latest opinion pol

Mentari Dwi G, Resinta Sulistiyandari, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied claims that elections in Indonesia were easy to intervene or there was intervention from other p

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Deputy chairman of the national campaign team for the Prabowo-Gibran presidential pair, Utje Gustaaf Patty, said the recent decision by the Constitutional Cour

Max Lane – The lack of real political difference among the various contenders for the top political job in Indonesia has paved the way for the culture of political dynasties to strength

Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential hopeful Ganjar Pranowo led an opinion poll on Monday for the first time since election season formally got underwa

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for unity and a more constructive "battle of ideas" as the February 2024 presidential election heats up.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court will try a motion challenging its recent decision which amended the age limit of presidential and vice presidential candidates and open

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is consolidating power around himself ahead of the 2024 elections by nominating his confidante, newly installed Army Chief

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), announced on Monday that it has requested Bobby Nasution, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-la

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The results of a Charta Politika survey on October 26-31 show that almost half of respondents or 48.9 percent believe that Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka is not

Hendro D Situmorang & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Monday unveiled his extensive campaign team, a star-studded lineup that includes prominen

Jakarta – Arranging for his son to run for the vice presidency is a manifestation of Jokowi's paranoia and lack of self-belief. Something that is personal has wrecked democracy.

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – A legal expert said on Friday that the controversial Constitutional Court ruling, which amended the minimum age limit for presidential and vice-presidenti

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The presidential and vice presidential ticket of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka from the Indonesia Onward Coalition (KIM)

Robert Law – While Australia's diplomatic focus may be squarely focused on the unfolding violence in the Middle East right now, another potential long-term headache is gaining steam muc

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has outspent all other candidates on social media advertising, spending a total of Rp 8.67 billion (US$543,983) so far on his campaign.

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Commission II of the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed to the revised provision in KPU Regulation No.

Jakarta – The message that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was trying to convey during a rare luncheon between a sitting president and the three men competing to replace him was clear: t

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto received a substantial endorsement on Tuesday as the influential figure, Erick Thohir, officially declared his support

Andika Dwi, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi reminded the state civil apparatus (ASN) to be neutral ahead of the 2024 general election.

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has been sued on account of violating KPU's regulations after passing Gibran Rakabuming Raka's registration for vice pre

Hariz Baharudin, Manado – There are three hopefuls in Indonesia vying for the top office, but private car driver Daniel Grega from Manado, North Sulawesi, is not able to recall their fu

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle or PDIP politician Aria Bima urged that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo remain neutral during the 2024 general elections

Mohammad Said & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo extended invitations to all three potential successors for a luncheon at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on M

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The announcement of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka as the last presidential candidate pairing to be registered with the General Elections Com

Jakarta – Two potential successors of Indonesia's outgoing President Joko Widodo on Monday called on him to remain neutral in the run-up to the 2024 election amid public criticism he ma

Warief Djajanto Basorie, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has enjoyed consistently high approval ratings, better even than India's popular Prime Minister Narendra Mo

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – From hectic metropolitan cities to placid rural areas, nearly every corner of Indonesia has for months been crowded by billboards, banners and posters bearing th

Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Special Province (DIY) Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) is demanding that the Constitutional Court Honorary Council (MKMK) be impartial in dealing w

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo, has officially ended his membership with the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PD

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto was top in a fourth opinion poll in the space of a week on Thursday, though only narrowly in front of the ruling party's Ganjar Pranowo

Jakarta – The dust had barely settled from the fallout of the controversial Constitutional Court ruling that changed the Elections Law in favor of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son G

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – In a bid to prevent unpleasant surprises, business groups have proposed road maps to be adopted by all presidential candidates participating in next year's gener

Civil society groups have launched a scathing attack on Indonesia's top court for allowing the underaged son of President Joko Widodo to run in next year's presidential polls.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Over the past two weeks, Indonesia's Constitutional Court has been pondering the often globally debated topic of age and whether it matters for poli

Brigitta Belia, Jakarta – A number of people held a demonstration at the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Thursday October 26.

Heru Andriyanto & Rizky Putra Harahap, Jakarta – A prominent political analyst and researcher has made predictions regarding the upcoming presidential election, foreseeing a smooth