The current presidential race between the incumbent Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Ma'aruf Amin partnership and the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno challengers reflects a major flaw in the country

Andita Rahma and Adam Prireza, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police planned to beef up regular operations, such as mobile patrols, ahead of the 2019 general elections slated to take place on W

Jakarta – The fourth presidential debate between incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto on Saturday unexpectedly provided a stage of heated arguments – and laug

Linda Yulisman – The third debate between President Joko Widodo and his rival Prabowo Subianto ahead of elections next month did not disappoint, with both men taking a more combative s

James Massola, Jakarta – Indonesia's presidential debates are a must-watch for millions of people in this vast archipelago, with mass screenings in parks and other venues around the co

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto crushed any concerns that he may compromise Indonesia's national unity by being too cozy with radical Islamists during Sa

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto clarified during the fourth presidential candidate debate on Saturday that he was not in any position to support the establishment of

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo shrugged off a concern expressed by challenger Prabowo Subianto, who questioned the capability of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – Civility is not always the norm in political discussions.

Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, Jakarta – With campaigning in full swing for the elections on April 17, candidates are working to address voters' main concerns.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) yesterday uncovered what they allege to be a huge scheme to buy votes during next month's legislative election while arresting House of Repr

A significant number of Indonesians, especially young people of voting age, have expressed their dissatisfaction with both candidates vying for the presidency in next month's election

Presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno's campaign have been beset by numerous PR disasters in the lead up to next month's election, but this latest

Yogyakarta – In a metal pavilion down a backstreet in Yogyakarta, a mid-sized Indonesian city, Tutiek Widyo is making her pitch to the crowd.

Indonesian democracy throws up many contrasts.

Indonesia's president has started beaming a hologram of himself to reach voters in key battleground provinces as he shuttles around the south-east Asian archipelago ahead of national p

Jakarta – Major Muslim and Christian religious organisations have called on the faithful to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming elections to counter a rising movement in favou

Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) is protesting a statement by Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Wiranto who stat

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has urged all Papuans in Indonesia to boycott the upcoming national elections.

Karlis Salna and Viriya Singgih, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy, the biggest in Southeast Asia, is getting a boost from an election campaign that's kicking into high gear.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – A national political development researcher from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Aisyah Putri Budiarti, pointed out potential voter migration ahea

As the representative body of the West Papuan people and all West Papuan groups, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) formally declares a boycott of the Indonesian pre

Dwi Andayani, Jakarta – The country's peak Islamic body the Indonesia Ulama Council (MUI) has declared that taking a position of golput – to abstain from voting – in the elections is h

Muhammad Fida Ul Haq, Jakarta – The country's peak Islamic body the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) has reiterated that the fatwa (edict) declaring that golput – to abstain from voting

Jakarta – A legislative candidate from an unidentified political party was arrested along with four suspects for allegedly stealing money to use for his campaign, the Bogor Police repo

Jakarta – The country's peek religious body, the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), is calling on the Indonesian public to use their right to vote on voting day in the 2019 presidential a

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) called on society to maintain unity just less than a month to Indonesia's 2019 Presidential Election.

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto is meeting his supporters in Merauke, Papua, on Monday for the first time as a presidential candidate.

Ahmad Salman and Markus Junianto & Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – The public campaign period for the 2019 presidential election kicked off on Sunday with visits to various locations by

Jakarta (Antara) – The Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) held a declaration of joint commitment ahead of the convening of open campaigns to ensure that the parliamentary and presiden

Jakarta – Former president and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's nasi goreng (fried rice) recipe was shared with the public on the fir

Jakarta – As many as 8,722 inmates in prisons across Jakarta might not be able to vote in the general election on April 17.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Pelita Harapan University political communication expert Emrus Sihombing argues that the lacking performance of political parties backing presidential c

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As Indonesians prepare to cast their votes in simultaneous presidential and legislative elections slated for April 17, the government has stepped up m

Many have criticized Indonesia's mainstream political parties for endorsing legislative candidate who had previously been convicted on corruption charges, but at least none of those ex

Arie Ruhyanto – Three soldiers and several members of an armed group were killed in a shootout earlier this month in Nduga, Papua.

Jakarta – The respective camps of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto have started gearing up for massive political rallies as the presidential el

Jakarta – During the first election debate back in January, vice presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin became an object of online mockery for his poor performance.

Christian Lee, Jakarta – The campaign team of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate, cleric Ma'ruf Amin, is redirecting its effort to door-to-door campaigns to inform the

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is aiming for 77.5 percent voter turnout during the upcoming general election.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Voter lists have become the latest battleground in the run-up to elections in the world's third-largest democracy, with claims of infiltration by Chinese and Russi

Indonesia's third debate on March 17, exactly a month before the presidential election in April showcased vice-presidential candidates Ma'ruf Amin, a senior Islamic cleric chosen by in

Johni Korwa – The prospect of Indonesians abstaining from voting (golput), out of disillusionment with Jokowi or weariness of the options on offer, has been a widely-debated topic in t

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Telly Natalia and Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The third presidential debate ahead of next month's election, broadcast live on Sunday night, held a few surprises, as

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Bogor – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi welcomed a number officials of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum or FBR (Forum Betawi Rempug) at Bogor Palace, West Java, today

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – It has now become apparent that this year's presidential campaign is more about Sandiaga Uno than Prabowo Subianto.

Lisye Sri Rahayu, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is known to hold land use rights (HGU) over thousands of hectares of land in Aceh and East Kalimantan.

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Jakarta – Chinese and Russian hackers are attacking Indonesia's voter data base in a bid to disrupt the country's upcoming presidential election, according to a senior election commiss