Jakarta – A group of shamans in West Java has refuted suggestions that their support for a candidate pair in the religiously conservative province was a form of negative campaign, claim

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Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Political expert from Jakarta State University (UNJ) Ubedilah Badrun said it was unlikely for former Indonesian military (TNI) commander Gatot Nurmantyo to run for

Akhelaus Wisnu Triyogo, Jakarta – Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto officially opened the co-secretarial office of his party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) to the success

Alfan Hilmi, Jakarta – A political observer from Padjadjaran University, Muradi, said Amien Rais's speech at Jakarta City Hall on Tuesday is not ethical.

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Kanupriya Kapoor and Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Markets cheered Widodo's gamble to free up billions of dollars to build much-needed infrastructure, while the former furniture salesman al

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Survey agency Poltracking Indonesia executive director Hanta Yuda stated the former chief of the National Army (TNI) Gatot Nurmantyo can be the dark horse if he ob

Jakarta – Vote distortions may occur in the upcoming simultaneous regional elections in Papua if the noken system is used, an official from the General Elections Commission (KPU) has sa

Jakarta – Several Indonesian politicians are vying to become the vice-presidential running mate of Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Gerindra Party has challenged the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan to account for the latter's recent remarks on Prabowo Subia

Jakarta (Bisnis.com) – PAN or the National Mandate Party argues that it would be very difficult to form a third axis of power in the 2019 Presidential Election (Pilpres 2019) following

Jakarta (Antara) – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Mardani Ali Sera believes Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto should prepare a strategic strategy if he wants to compet

Parliza Hendrawan, Jakarta – Former Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Abraham Samad said two political parties proposed to him as one of the candidates in the 2019

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto, said that the Prosperity and Justice Party (PKS) has a special relationship with Ger

Ahmad Faiz, Jakarta – President of the Prosperity and Justice Party (PKS) Sohibul Iman stated that his party has been offered to be the third political axis to run in the 2019 president

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Opposition leader Prabowo Subianto is reportedly still weighing up several options for 2019: challenging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's candidacy, nom

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Gerindra sec-gen Andre Rosiade said the party's chair Prabowo Subianto would soon kick off campaigns to absorb people's aspirations in a bid to jack up the latter'

Muh Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – The National Police's chief of security maintenance division, Comr. Gen.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The deputy secretary general of the Great Indonesia Movement Party [Gerindra], Andre Rosiade, said his party was finalizing political ties and deals with

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) says it has discovered many suspicious transactions, both cash and electronic, carried out

The 2019 presidential election is widely expected to be a rematch of 2014's contest between President Joko Widodo and Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto, as the two rivals are the only

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Supporters of regent and deputy regent candidates in Central Mamberamo regency have allegedly protested violently over a Constitutional Court (MK)

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Golkar politician Agung Laksono said that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will not consolidate with opposition party leader Prabowo Subianto for the 2019 Pr

Jakarta (Bisnis.com) – Gerindra Deputy Chairman Fadli Zon stated that the party is prepared to accept any requirements asked by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) in the 2019 presidenti

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Chairman of the Muhammadiyah Youth Center Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak publically supported the ban against former corruption convicts to run as legislative ca

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Pollster National Survey Media (Median) research director Sudarto revealed that economics has become one of the factors that drove people to request for the repl

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), a traditional coalition partner of the Gerindra Party, has said that it was unlikely that Gerindra's presidential nominee, Prabowo Subianto

Despite Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto's declaration at the party's national convention last week that he had accepted Gerindra's nomination to run as their presidential candidate.

Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) vice chairman Hairansyah has called on the Home Ministry to expedite the e-ID registration process ahead of June's simultaneou

Mason Littlejohn – For followers of Indonesian national politics it will feel like deja vu, as Prabowo Subianto and the incumbent President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo look to re-face each oth

Jakarta – A majority of residents in religiously conservative West Java, home to approximately 47 million people, are unlikely to cast their ballots on candidates practicing polygamy, a

John McBeth, Jakarta – With opposition leader Prabowo Subianto declaring his candidacy in a horseback appearance before the uniformed ranks of his Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerind

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party Deputy Chairman Fadli Zon denied news that suggests Prabowo Subianto is in the process of lobbying President Joko "Jok

Jakarta – Ahead of this year's local and general elections, the police have started deploying officers to community units (RW) in Jakarta and Bekasi.

Fitria Rahmawati, Jakarta – Chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) Romahurmuzy, also known as Romy, said that Prabowo Subianto has expressed his interest to be a vice presidenti

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had offered Gerindra Party leader Prabowo Subianto the chance to be his running mate in the 2019 presidential election, but the latter turned do

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – West Java gubernatorial candidate Deddy Mizwar said he hoped a soap opera entitled Cuma di Sini (Only Here), which he plays in, could be broadcast during

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So if you follow Indonesian political news at all you're already well aware of yesterday's surprise declaration by Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto at his party's national convention

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Gerindra Party is intensifying its lobbying of other political parties to create what it has dubbed "the elephant coalition" to back the presidentia

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A flower board that drew the attention of wedding guests at a reception on Wednesday in Binjai, North Sumatra, with its unusual message "Gina & Heru Ganti S

Friski Riana, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) told the people of Papua to maintain the peace and unity in the region, especially heading towards the regional head elections (Pi

Karina Maharani Tehusijarana, Jakarta – As the Gerindra Party holds its closed-door national coordination meeting at party chairman Prabowo Subianto's residence in Hambalang, West Java

Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi invited the Indonesian ulema to maintain the calm situation ahead of 2018 Regional Election.

Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta) granted the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party's (PKPI) petition to contest the 2019 legislative election on Wednesday.

Francis Chan – Indonesia's largest opposition party Gerindra on Wednesday (April 11) officially declared former army general Prabowo Subianto as its candidate for the 2019 presidential

Thomas Ora and Jose Belo, Dili – Party leaders in Timor-Leste have agreed to maintain peace and national stability during an electoral campaign set to begin officially April 10 ahead of

Just a month ago, Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto was widely considered the inevitable challenger to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the 2019 election.

Karina Tehusijarana, Jakarta – Lawmakers and officials from both pro-government and opposition coalitions have responded variously to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's fiery speech on Sa