Arya Fernandes, Yoes C Kenawas, Muhammad Ahalla Tsauro and Titi Anggraini – As the dust settles on the electoral contestations, we ask experts for their initial assessments of different

Jakarta – At 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, three hours after the polls closed, voters could already get a sense of the regional election outcome.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Retired police general Ahmad Luthfi, backed by former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, is set to win the 2024 Central Java gubernatorial election, securing nearl

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan said this year's Jakarta gubernatorial election is "unique" because not all candidates could vote in the capital city, i

Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Bogor – President Prabowo Subianto called for unity as he cast his vote in the 2024 Regional Elections on Wednesday at polling station 008 in Bojong Koneng,

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo warned of possible chaos after the vote-counting process for the regional head elections on Wednesday.

Rizka Ardina Nugraheni, Solo – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo urged elected regional leaders in the 2024 Regional Head Election to maintain a positive and respectful atmosphere after the announce

Ihsan Syahreza, Panji Satrio, Medan – Heavy rains and floods have severely impacted the 2024 Regional Elections in North Sumatra on Wednesday.

Jakarta – Indonesians vote on Wednesday to pick local leaders in the country's biggest simultaneous regional election, in which President Prabowo Subianto seeks to consolidate his party

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) called on candidates and campaign teams to avoid vote-buying practices, commonly known as "dawn raids," ahead of t

Jakarta – Jokowi is backing a number of candidates in the regional elections, including in Jakarta and Central Java.

Jakarta – Coordinating Politics and Security Minister Budi Gunawan guaranteed that people affected by natural disasters can still exercise their voting rights in the upcoming regional e

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU) said hundreds of polling stations in the region are located in flood-prone areas.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) is deploying 169,369 personnel to safeguard the 2024 regional elections scheduled for November 27.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta Governor Teguh Setyabudi directed city officials to remove all campaign materials from public spaces as the gubernatorial election ente

Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Bahlil Lahadalia urged the public to choose local leaders with strong connections to the central government as he attended a campaign rally of Central Ja

Jakarta – The simultaneous regional head elections next week will again test the nation's commitment to democracy.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) said that all provinces on the island of Papua will receive special attention due to their vulnerability to conflict

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has ruled that President Prabowo Subianto's explicit endorsement of Central Java gubernatorial candidate Ahmad Luthfi a

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – The Golkar Party's leadership under Chairman Bahlil Lahadalia has been officially legitimized with the issuance of a new decree from the Law and Hum

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan publicly endorsed Pramono Anung's candidacy for Jakarta governorship on Thursday and urged his supporters to follow suit.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka urged the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) to ensure the 2024 elections are conducted peacefully and without

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The third debate of the Aceh Regional Election was forced to stop because supporters of the regional head candidates were involved in a brawl.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Bima Arya Sugiarto, has revealed that President Prabowo Subianto has tasked the ministry to evaluate the current general elec

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had breakfast on Sunday in Solo with Central Java gubernatorial candidate Ahmad Luthfi and his running mate, Taj Yasin Maim

Yustinus Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Ridwan Kamil criticized former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as Ahok, on Sunday for issuing the highest number of evict

Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidates still lack a concrete strategy to reduce waste buildup in the capital city, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has said

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has issued a ruling in Case Number 126/PUU-XXII/2024 which challenged Article 54D paragraph 3 of Law Number 10 of 2016 concernin

Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa – Indonesia's regional elections, scheduled for 27 November, bear all the signs of a worsening democratic backsliding at the hands of "toxic alliances".

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Central Java is investigating a short video clip that appears to show President Prabowo Subianto endorsing the Ah

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Anies Baswedan clarified on Sunday that he has no affiliation with the recently established Party of Change, despite its leaders claiming the

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto did not give specific instructions regarding the Nov.

Jakarta – Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, has issued a fatwa (edict) against vote buying for the upcoming 2024 regional elections, declaring the practice a

Jakarta – We have about three weeks to go before Indonesians across the country vote for their governors, regents and mayors in one of the world's biggest single-day elections.

Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has urged regional governments to work to keep the inflation rate stable ahead of the regional elections on Nov. 27.

Jakarta – A presidential spokesman described on Monday the gathering between President Prabowo Subianto and his predecessor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a meeting between best friends and sa

Jakarta – Arecent survey by Litbang Kompas, the research and development unit of Kompas newspaper, has found that 56 percent of Jakarta residents have firmly decided which

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday held a meeting with former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, during which the two former generals discussed a plan to set up a state inv

Ary Hermawan – Many have questioned the fate of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo after his presidency ended on 20 October. Will he really quit politics?

Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto hosted a gathering with leaders from his coalition's political parties at the State Palace on Friday, many of whom also

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently shared photos of a dinner with Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil on his personal Instagram account @prabowo.

Widy Wicaksono, Semarang – Central Java gubernatorial candidate Ahmad Luthfi claimed on Wednesday that he has the backing of President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko "Jokowi

Jakarta – Village heads who fail to maintain neutrality in regional elections can be dismissed from their positions, the Home Ministry's village governance director general, La Ode Ahma

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Pramono Anung questioned his rival Ridwan Kamil on Sunday evening about his repeated promises to bring a Disneyland theme park

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil pledged on Sunday to provide free education for students at private schools from elementary through high school if elect

Rudi Hartono and Peter Boyle – When Indonesia's new president Prabowo Subianto announced his cabinet on October 20, it was not surprising that politicians from the old and notoriously c

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto will have to contend with a formidable opposition in the form of the nation's largest political party, whos

Yoes C Kenawas – On 20 October 2024, Indonesia's State Palace witnessed its first ever direct dynastic succession.

Sahrudin Nurdin, Ternate – Sherly Tjoanda, the wife of North Maluku gubernatorial candidate Benny Laos, who tragically died in a boat fire last weekend, has taken over her late husband'

Jakarta – President-elect and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with political party leaders grouped in the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) at the Defense Ministry in Jakarta on Th