Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has been criticized for its inflexible response to reports of alleged election violations, thus causing tensions

Dili – East Timor is facing an uncertain future as resistance hero Xanana Gusmao prepares to step down as prime minister after helping hold the tiny nation together during the chaotic e

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Experts have said Papua still has huge potential to contribute to land-based carbon emission reduction efforts because it has a lower level of carbon emis

Bagus BT Saragih and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Contenders of incumbent Aburizal Bakrie in the upcoming Golkar Party chairmanship election have complained about alleged "foul play" by

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – More people are calling for the implementation of an electronic voting system (e-voting) in next year's concurrent regional elections.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court started hearing on Wednesday seven judicial review petitions challenging two government regulations in lieu of law (Perppu) issued by for

Jakarta – Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are set to deliberate on the presidential regulation in lieu of law that nullified an unpopular law recently enacted by the House, wh

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) has suspended a decree issued by the law and human rights minister that acknowledges Muhammad "Romy" Romahurmuziy

Jakarta – Resistance to Djan Faridz, the new chairman of a breakaway faction of the United Development Party (PPP), has emerged after a national congress in Jakarta named him to replace

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Golkar Party politicians vying for the party's top post have suggested that they would reverse Golkar's role as an opposition party should they succeed to un

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – A group of Golkar Party politicians vying for the party's top job have warned their incumbent chairman Aburizal Bakrie against abusing his authority to stay

Jakarta – The rift within the United Development Party, or PPP, reached new depths this week with a breakaway camp staging its own national convention in Jakarta.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two rival groups in the United Development Party (PPP) are striving for legitimacy after the government issued a decree confirming the contested appointmen

Venidora Oliveira – Political party members lack knowledge of the Public Subsidy Budget which is provided by the National Electoral Commission to registered Timorese political parties.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Batam/Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is preparing for regional head elections, slated to be held simultaneously in seven provinces and 181 regencie

Adelia Anjani Putri & Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court rejected on Thursday a judicial review of the controversial regional elections law on account of a presi

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Surabaya – Despite the United Development Party (PPP) declaring allegiance to the coalition of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, it might mean nothing as the par

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Friday met and for the first time congratulated the winner, Joko Widodo, more than three months after

Hans Nicholas Jong, Surabaya – The United Development Party (PPP) declared secretary-general Muhammad Romahurmuziy the party's new chairman, replacing former religious affairs minister

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – As the inauguration of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo nears, National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman and defeated vice-presidential candidate Hatta Rajas

"The Indonesian government's chokehold on Papua media coverage has effectively turned foreign journalism in the province into a criminal activity.

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Erwin Sihombing & Dyah Ayu Pitaloka, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Monday began hearing the judicial review on the recently passed Regional Elections Law, which stripped the

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President-elect Joko Widodo has denied reports confirming his coalition has officially accepted the United Development Party, or PPP, into its fold.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Civil society organizations (CSOs) and activists, who are seeking to challenge the Regional Elections (Pilkada) Law at the Constitutional Court (MK), said on Sund

Jakarta – Two mass organizations affiliated with the Golkar Party once again called on Thursday for the party to oust its chairman, Aburizal Bakrie.

Hans Nicholas Jong and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – President-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo responded calmly to the vengeful agenda of Hashim Sujono Djojohadikusumo, the brother and top aid

Jakarta – The newly inaugurated speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, Zulkifli Hassan, has stated that impeaching the president would be a difficult task.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President-elect Joko Widodo confirmed on Thursday the inclusion of the United Development Party (PPP) in his upcoming cabinet, substantiating rumors the

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Political analysts have attributed the winning streak of the opposition Red-White Coalition in the legislature to the re-emergence of "old actors" in Indonesian

Herdaru Purnomo & Neil Chatterjee – Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo's plan to install a team of experts and professionals at the top of the government of Southeast Asia's big

Randy Fabi, Jakarta – Indonesian opposition lawmakers plan to investigate alleged wrongdoing when President-elect Joko Widodo was governor of the capital, Jakarta, and mayor of the city

The National Awakening Party's (PKB) central executive board chairman, Abdul Kadir Karding, confirmed on Tuesday that the United Development Party (PPP) had decided to leave the Red-and

Ika Krismantari, Melbourne – Sporadic demonstrations have broken out against the success of the Red-and-White Coalition in passing of the law that abolished the rights of the people to

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government regulations in lieu of law (Perppu), which bring back direct elections of regional heads, will likely face strong

Jakarta – As investors sell Indonesian stocks and dump the rupiah in response to concerns that the extraordinary power grab in the legislature by losing presidential candidate Prabowo S

Jakarta – Opponents of President-elect Joko Widodo have successfully gained control of the House of Representatives' leadership and have begun forming plans to install their own members

Margareth S.

Jakarta – Despite having issued two government regulations in lieu of law (Perppu) to bring back direct elections for regional heads, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono does not deserve

Ina Parlina and Margareth S.

Ina Parlina, Hasyim Widhiarto and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The configuration of party coalitions in the House of Representatives will decide the fate of the government regulation i

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Experts warn that the newly passed regional elections (Pilkada) bill, which mandates indirect local elections, contradicts the Indonesian presidential syste

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) said on Wednesday that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to issue an emergency presidential decree to cancel a newly passed law abolishing dir

Neil Chatterjee, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces army commander, lost the battle for Indonesia's presidency, both at ballot booths and in court.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – With two recent laws passed that might work against the effectiveness of his incoming administration, President-elect Jok

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Fears are growing in Indonesia that the coalition of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto intends to mess further with the country's democracy.

Adelia Anjani Putri, Erwida Maulia & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – If Indonesians thought the abolishment last week of their right to elect regional heads was the end of the country's da