Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has denied the claim that he has promised to allocate two ministerial posts for the National Mandate Party (PAN) in exchange for the party's sup

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Ruslan Sangadji, Padang/Palu – Despite their relatively high popularity, a number of incumbents and former regional leaders have failed to garner enough votes t

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission is set to miss its target with some survey groups estimating a lower voter turnout in Wednesday's simultaneous regional elections compared to

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Djemi Amnifu and Arya Dipa, Kupang/Bandung – Local elections (Pilkada) in three regions with a single-ticket candidate pair ran smoothly on Wednesday as voters flocked to nearby polling

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Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Apriadi Gunawan and Ina Parlina, Padang/Medan/Jakarta – Voter turnout in the country's first-ever simultaneous regional elections on Wednesday was likely lower tha

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Wednesday's simultaneous regional elections in 269 cities and regencies across the country are further evidence that individual candidates play a more import

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Djemi Amnifu and Apriadi Gunawan, Surakarta/Kupang/Medan – As election day nears, candidate pairs are worrying about the possibility of cheating and vote-buying by th

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The popularity of several local leaders set the stage for election campaigning ahead of this year's local elections.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government is gearing up for the simultaneous regional elections, slated for Dec. 9 in 269 regions throughout Indonesia.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has found irregularities in the campaign fund reports of candidates participating in the simultaneous local elec

Jakarta – The People's Voter Education Network (JPPR) has found indications that campaign funding regulations are being violated by candidates running in the December regional elections

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two rival factions within the Golkar Party have showed no signs of backing down in spite of a truce pledge made by party leaders Aburizal Bakrie and his rival Agung La

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Amid speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung acknowledged that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo would soon be meeting the leaders of parties within

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court rejected on Wednesday a judicial review of the 2012 Legislative Elections Law, maintaining provisions that a lawmaker, regional representative council member or l

Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Sohibul Iman pledged that his party would be loyal to the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, although it would continue to be critic

Jakarta – The feuding camps of the split Golkar Party have agreed to support the government of President Joko Widodo, Agung Laksono said on Sunday night after a conciliation meeting with his rival,

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Indra Harsaputra, Surakarta/Surabaya – Several weeks ahead of the country's first ever simultaneous elections for regional heads, 16 candidates paid a visit to the grave of fo

Jakarta – The rift that has sheared Indonesia's oldest political party appears no closer to healing, despite a ruling by the highest court in the land on the polarizing issue of its leadership.

Jakarta – Dangdut legend Rhoma Irama officially launched his own party on Wednesday and decided to play some tunes to explain his supporters what his new political vehicle stands for.

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Tama Salim, Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives praised the Constitutional Court (MK) for its ruling allowing regions with only a single ticket candidate to proceed with balloting in

Tama Salim, Jakarta – To ensure the success of future elections, a coalition of civil society groups advocating for better electoral standards has urged the House of Representatives to simplify exi

Jakarta – Women are poorly represented in the upcoming regional elections in December, with less than 10 percent of all the candidates being female.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Despite rumors that the National Mandate Party (PAN) will be awarded positions in the Cabinet for joining the government's coalition, its chairman, Zulkifli Hasan, den

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) announced on Wednesday that it would join the ruling coalition of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, a move expected to improve the government's

Jakarta – The opposition National Mandate Party, or PAN, has officially joined the pro-government Awesome Indonesia Coalition, or KIH, its chairman said on Wednesday.

Medan, North Sumatra – Local administrations aren't spending as much as the central government has hoped, but that is not because leaders are afraid to be scrutinized, they're just waiting for the

Jakarta – On the 70th anniversary of the country's independence on Aug.

Djemi Amnifu and Suherdjoko, Kupang/Semarang – After being named official candidates for the country's first ever simultaneous elections for regional heads (Pilkada), to be held on Dec.

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Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has said there will be no more candidate registration extensions for the December simultaneous elections after Aug. 11.

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) plans to offer additional days to encourage more candidates to sign up, but since political parties are reluctant to nominate more candidates, uncon

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Markus Makur, Padang/West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara – The upcoming simultaneous election for regional heads on Dec.

Jakarta – In an apparent sign of the country's waning commitment to battling corruption, ex-convicts and suspects have flocked to run in elections in 11 regions this December.

Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has received reports of irregularities during registration for regional head elections slated to be held in December.

Djemi Amnifu and Indra Harsaputra, Kupang/Surabaya – Local election organizers in several regions have failed to attract more than one pair of candidates to sign up to contest elections for regiona

Jakarta – Alliances built by political parties for the 2014 presidential elections have been rendered irrelevant with parties at the regional level crafting a new form of alliance with the single p

Indra Harsaputra and Djemi Amnifu, Surabaya/Kupang – A number of Regional General Elections Commissions (KPUD) have extended the registration period for political party-endorsed candidates to nomin

Jakarta – New requirements applied to this year's regional elections could pave the way for the emergence of "puppet candidates" who run merely to boost the profile of other candidates, warned a po

Andi Hajramurni and Suherdjoko, Makassar/Semarang – One graft suspect and another man convicted of the offense are two highlights of the list of candidates being offered up for the upcoming electio

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Jakarta – As the General Elections Commission (KPU) has revised regional election regulations to accommodate parties with dual leadership, camps within the Golkar Party have agreed to jointly nomin

Jakarta – Indonesia's legal frameworks fail to enforce transparency in the use of public funding for electoral campaigns by political parties, while abuses are rampant and remain unaddressed due to

Jakarta – With only one week to go before the closing of registration for the December regional elections, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has agreed to accommodate political parties that ar

Tama Salim, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) will seek to revise an existing regulation under its authority following a recent Constitutional Court (MK) ruling that has invalidated

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