Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Presidential nominees Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo met in Mecca while performing the Hajj pilgrimage.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Signs are growing that Indonesian President Joko Widodo is leaning towards endorsing Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto for president in the 2024 polls i

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, is the frontrunner for the Central Java gubernatorial election next year with an overw

Nadirsyah Hosen – The most important feature of democracy is the right of citizens to choose the people who exercise government power through electoral processes.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Press Council chairperson Ninik Rahayu hopes that the press will not be used as buzzers for one of the political parties in the 2024 general election.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Coalition for Change, a political alliance between the Democratic Party, the NasDem Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), is turning heads as

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Presidential Secretariate's spokesperson Bey Machmudin on Monday revealed that the meeting between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Defense Minister

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) is being urged to ensure that the General Elections Commission (KPU) reinstate the requirement for candidates to su

Ricki Harahap, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party, of PKB, insisted on Monday that Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar must become a candidate for president or vice president in the 2024 ele

BeritaSatu, Denpasar – Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno indicated on Sunday that there will be no repeat of his pairing with Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 presidential election.

Jakarta – Indonesia survived yet another test of its hard-won democracy yesterday, when the Constitutional Court almost unanimously rejected a motion that would have essentially revived

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's younger son and social media celebrity Kaesang Pangarep has been widely seen as gearing up to join a mayoral race nex

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Sandiaga Uno was dressed in the green jacket of the United Development Party (PPP) during a ceremony marking his membership of the Muslim-based party in Jakarta

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The Indonesian Constitutional Court on Thursday (Jun 15) rejected a lawsuit that seeks to change the way the country runs its parliamentary election, contrary to

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is asking President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo not to meddle (cawe-cawe) in the 2024 elections.

Sebastian Strangio – Yesterday, Reuters news agency reported that Indonesia's Constitutional Court will soon rule on an attempt to change the country's voting system ahead of nex

Rio Abadi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDIP, and the Democratic Party have been warming up for a high-level meeting despite major dif

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – After failing to win sufficient political support to get his term extended beyond 2024, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is maneuvering to make sure that wh

Fianda Sjofjan, Tegar Nurfitra, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has declared a commitment to making the 2024 presidential, parliamentary, and regional ele

Jakarta – No doubt, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is a Javanese leader par excellence.

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo claimed on Saturday that a lavish lifestyle is not his thing, saying he grew up in a family who lived paycheck to pay

Erin Cook – Polls won't open in Indonesia's mammoth presidential election until February next year, but the battlelines are firmly drawn.

Syafiq Hasyim – It is too early to tell if third-time presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's seeming moderate shift in campaign strategy and tone will bear fruit in 2024.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo's recent admission that he will meddle in the upcoming presidential election next year has drawn brickbats, with observers sayi

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Ganjar Pranowo is not only the presidential nominee of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), but he is also President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's pers

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering recruiting Kaesang Pangarep, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son, and nominating him

Today we learned that cawe-cawe is Javanese for "meddling," and it's knowledge we wouldn't obtain had President Joko Widodo pledged to remain completely neutral in next year's president

Jakarta – Labor Party President Said Iqbal says that so far there are no presidential candidates who oppose the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Ciptaker).

Wasisto Raharjo Jati – The two sons of Indonesian President Joko Widodo are said to be plotting their political futures, as their father is set to go into retirement after the president

Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday denied putting pressure on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo although she had said on many occasions that the president is al

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gave Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo advice about running the 2024 presidential election during a national meeting of the Indones

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) says the reason given by the General Election Commission (KPU) for cancelling the obligation for 2024 election participant

Cindy Layan, Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD claimed on Monday that he has received an offer to become a running mate for former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, wh

Agus Raharjo, Jakarta – The General Chairperson of the United Indonesian People's Movement (GRIB) Jakarta Jaya, Rosario de Marshall alias Hercules, has expressed his full support for th

Pudja Lestari, Jakarta – Golkar Party has set a target to win at least 116 seats in the House of Representatives in the 2024 elections that will grant a ticket for the party's president

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A National Mandate Party (PAN) executive said Sunday the party is still making efforts to nominate State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir as a running mat

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party, or PAN, gave another signal on Friday that it likely joins the coalition to support Ganjar Pranowo for the 2024 presidential electio

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo claimed on Thursday that he is able to continue his routine as the Central Java governor without being disrupted by his ca

Jakarta – It's only natural for an outgoing president to have a preference of successor for the sake of policy continuity, but problems arise if he or she tries to define the course of

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Political analyst Pangi Syarwi Chaniago in a statement on Friday voiced his concerns about President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's statement who openly declared he

Antara, Jakarta – Any decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) on the election system will not disrupt the stages of the 2024 General Elections in any way, according to the General Ele

Antara, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) expressed its commitment to combating the risk of foul play during the 2024 elections by upholding professionalism.

BTV, Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno goes into standby mode until a presidential candidate asks him to become a running mate.

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – The incumbent president of Indonesia could tip the scales in the next election by sitting on the fence a little longer.

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has told leaders of leading media organizations that he wants to make sure that the 2024 elections result in a successor who will co

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is a card-carrying member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and he has been consistently described by the party's establish

Alexander R Arifianto – The Defending Islam rallies in 2016 and 2017 and the very polarising Indonesian presidential election of 2019 suggest the role of Islam in the 2024 election will

Yustinus Paat & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Chief Legal Affairs Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD has urged the police to investigate alleged leaks involving the Constitutional Court verdi

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has refuted allegations that it had pursued a backroom deal with lawmakers on controversial election rules that would allow

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta.