Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) executive director Djayadi Hanan says that the Prabowo Subianto camp was the worst hit by the negative impact of Ratna Sarumpaet's

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – President hopeful Prabowo Subianto planned to address his concern on state condition and recent economy agenda in a press conference today, October 5, sa

Jakarta – Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) advisory board deputy chairperson and younger brother of Gerindra chairperson Prabowo Subianto, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, claims that

Jakarta – The Jakarta Council (DPRD) has announced the resignation of five members planning to run for different political parties in the 2019 legislative elections.

Jakarta – As part of an effort to maintain media neutrality in anticipation of next year's presidential and legislative elections, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has organ

Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) has reminded the heads of neighborhood units (RT) and community units (RW) not to get involved in campaign activities fo

Arie Firdaus (Benar News) – Campaigning for next year's presidential and parliamentary elections in Indonesia has begun, with analysts saying they expect smear tactics and vote-buying t

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Francisca Chrsty Rosana, Jakarta – As it turns out, Buni Yani has his own reasons in joining the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno campaign team.

Andi Hajramurni, Suherdjoko, Rizal Harahap, and Apriadi Gunawan, Makassar/Semarang/Pekanbaru/Medan – Cities have pledged to host peaceful campaign events amid concerns over rising secta

Jakarta – The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno national campaign teams reported their initial campaign funds to the General Elections Commission (KPU)

Jakarta – The 16 political parties participating in next year's general elections have submitted their initial campaign budget to the General Elections Commission (KPU), the latter's co

Jakarta – Supporters of former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, who was imprisoned for blasphemy, have begun warming up to vice presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin, despit

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Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin has resigned from his position as Rais 'Aam (supreme leader), of the country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – As many as 300 retired TNI (Indonesian military) generals from the army, air force and navy have declared their support for the Prabowo Subianto and

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Muslim cleric Ma'ruf Amin got number 1, while challenger Prabowo Subianto

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A clash erupted on Thursday between university students and supporters of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Medan, North Sumatra, which left at least 10 people

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The national election organizing agency officially announced Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto as candidates and Ma'ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno as their

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – Indonesian Army (TNI) Commander Hadi Tjahjanto called for every member of TNI to maintain their neutrality upon safeguarding the 2019 general elections; bot

Elza Astari Retaduari, Jakarta – The youngest son of former president Suharto and Working Party (Partai Berkarya) chairperson Hutomo Mandala Putra (Tommy Soeharto) has joined the Prabow

Indonesia's presidential race is expected to kick off this Sunday with both President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and former general Prabowo Subianto fighting for the ballots of 187.1 million

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Anti-Jokowi activist and Muslim preacher Neno Warisman takes charge as a deputy chairwoman of the campaign team of presidential candidate pair Prabowo S

Budiarti Utami, Jakarta – Senior economist Kwik Kian Gie admitted that he had offered his ideas about economics to President Joko Widodo or Jokowi, but Jokowi did not respond at all.

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – General Election Commission (KPU) commissioner Hasyim Asyari said the Supreme Court granted a lawsuit against KPU Regulation (PKPU) No. 20/2018.

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has listed 187.1 million eligible voters on the final voter list (DPT) for the 2019 general election.

Yoga Rusmana, Viriya Singgih, and Eko Listiyorini, Jakarta – Facing a challenge from a self-proclaimed nationalist, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has used speeches after his nomination

Jakarta – National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Zulkifli Hasan was the brains behind the strategy to defeat then-Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in the 2017 gubernatorial

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Sandiaga Uno determined to focus on the economy issue in the 2019 Presidential Election considering economic enhancement now becomes more relevant.

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman and presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto is looking to project a laid-back public persona to attract young voters ahead of next year's election.

Jakarta – A proposal from the opposition camp that the official presidential debate be held in English instead of Indonesian has been met with jeers from the incumbent's supporters, who

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has spoken up about controversy surrounding public service commercials featuring his accomplishments that have been broa

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of former corruption convicts challenging the General Elections Commission (KPU) regulation that bans them from co

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Chief of the National Police General Tito Karnavian said that Papua remains as one of the regions which will receive special attention during the 2019 Presidenti

Jakarta – A public service commercial that was broadcast in cinemas and featured President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's achievements has sparked complaints from the opposition and some movieg

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Presidential Candidate Prabowo Subianto said that rumors saying that he wanted to establish an Islamic state and change the government system into a caliphate in

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – Chief of the Central Executive Board of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Yandri Susanto, is confident that the family of former Indonesian President Abd

Jakarta – Democratic Party patron and former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is planning to hit the campaign trail for presidential contender Prabowo Subianto.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Hanoi – Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara said on Thursday that Google had agreed to help mitigate the potential for political conflicts in In

Jakarta – Around half of the Malang Council members who have been named graft suspects are seeking reelection as legislative candidates next year, according to the General Elections Com

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – Thousands of people participated in an anti-Jokowi walk on Sunday morning in the Gladag area in the city of Surakarta, Central Java.

While all Indonesian political parties say that they are committed to fighting the pervasive corruption in the country's government and politics, many have shown exactly how much their

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Candidates for the 2019 presidential election, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin is set to be endorsed by yet another mass media owner with entreprene

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has called on the Supreme Court to immediately review a disputed regulation issued by the General Elections Commission (KPU) t

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Democratic Party secretary-general Hinca Panjaitan has confirmed that Gerindra Party politician and former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Djoko San

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe ensures three millions of the Papuans will vote for the incumbent Presidential Candidate Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in the 2019 presidentia

Vindry Florentin, Jakarta – Incumbent presidential and vice presidential hopeful Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Ma'aruf Amin is known to have garnered support from religious and cultural vote

A small but impassioned protest group made their voices heard in front of the offices of the General Election Commission (KPU) in Jakarta yesterday morning.

As former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama nears the end of his two-year prison sentence for blasphemy, one question remains unanswered: will he return to politics?

In a country where the government is trying to convince the public that politics is not synonymous with corruption, you would think that everybody would agree that allowing politicians