Dany Permana, Jakarta – Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) board of patrons chairperson Prabowo Subianto says he is grateful that the mechanism for electing regional heads thro

Nala Edwin, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's Red and White Coalition has succeeded in returning the election of regional heads into the hands of Regional Representative Councils (DPRD) as i

Sabrina Asril, Jakarta – Democrat Party (DP) politician and lawmaker Ruhut Sitompul claims that they decided to walkout before a vote on a draft law on regional elections after being or

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – It was billed as a scrap that would go down to the wire, a vote to determine Indonesia's democratic credentials. In the end, it wasn't even close.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Fears have been raised for Indonesia's democracy after its parliament voted to abolish direct election of local leaders, a key post-dictatorship reform credited wit

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Amid the public anger and harsh criticism, the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerindra, defended the House of Representatives' decision to end di

Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – Indonesians took to social media on Friday to channel their anger and disappointment at the House of Representatives' decision to scrap direct elections o

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – An internal council within the United Development Party (PPP) has decided to maintain the leadership of party chairman Suryadharma Ali, following attempts

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The decision of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party to walk away from direct local elections is a terrible depart

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's statement that he would refuse to sign the law that scraps direct regional elections has no constitutional basis or

New York – Veteran East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao said Thursday he's pushing back plans to stand down as the fledgling nation's prime minister.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Two factions of the United Development Party (PPP), locked in a bitter leadership dispute, have both announced their intention to hold a congress in

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)'s national meeting ended one day ahead of schedule on Saturday evening in Semarang with a number of recommenda

Jakarta – Gerindra Party patron Prabowo Subianto has been appointed as the party's chairman, replacing the late chairman Suhardi.

Suherdjoko and Ainur Rohmah, Semarang/Jakarta – Top-ranking officials of the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the United Development Party (PPP) were greeted as heroes upon their arriva

Ina Parlina and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Although the Democratic Party has officially announced its support for direct elections, the election for regional head (Pilkada) bill is s

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Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – The Gerindra Party has officially named Aryo Winoto, the nephew of the late president Soeharto, to run for the Bantul regent's office.

Rieka Rahadiana & Neil Chatterjee – Indonesia's incoming president began his political ascent as a mayor in a system of local elections.

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Support from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for the direct-election of local heads is expected to help the campaign to maintain the 2004 law on regional

Jakarta – The third national leaders meeting (Rapimnas) of the United Development Party (PPP) has announced that Emron Pangkapi will be the party's new chairman, according to a PPP offi

Yuliasri Perdani and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the six factions under Prabowo Subianto's Red-and-White Coalition maintain their stance, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggl

Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy chief Fadli Zon says the country's founding philosophy, Pancasila, legitimizes indirect elections.

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Venidora Oliveira – National Electoral Commission (CNE) head Joana Dulce Vitor said the policy objective was to support the activities of political parties at a local level.

Jakarta – After Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama quit his party on Wednesday in fury over its support for the regional elections bill, mayors and district heads from aroun

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Headlines – Political parties in Prabowo Subianto's Red-and-White Coalition have warned their members against following in the footsteps of Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja

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Jakarta – The mayor of Singkawang in West Kalimantan, Awang Ishak, said on Thursday that he had tendered his resignation from the People's Mandate Party (PAN) following the party's deci

Rio Kuswandi, Bandung – An alliance of social groups from various sectors of society held a protest action in front of the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building on Jl.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Despite widespread resistance to the regional elections bill, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) says an end to direct elections of governors, distri

Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy chairman Fadli Zon said Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's announcement that he would resign from the party proved that he was an op

Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said Wednesday that he had officially resigned from the Gerindra Party, which nominated him for the city's gubernatorial

Jakarta – Lawmaker Khatibul Umam Wiranu from the ruling Democratic Party said that his party proposed stopping the implementation of direct elections for regional heads because the elec

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Jakarta – The bill that would eliminate direct elections of local leaders, which the House of Representatives is set to pass this week, would not be a setback for democracy, Golkar Part

Pitan Daslani, Jakarta – Isran Noor, the head of East Kutai district in East Kalimantan and chairman of Indonesia's Association of Regional Governments, or APKASI, has lashed out agains

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – President-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has thrown his support behind the effort to maintain direct elections for regional heads amid attempts from political

Hans Nicholas Jong and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Red-and-White Coalition, led by losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, is fighting for a return to the Soeharto-era election r

Kennial Caroline Laia & Raja Humuntar, Jakarta – The lingering resentment from Indonesia's bitterly contested presidential election has for weeks now seen politicians from the camp

Bagus BT Saragih and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Red-and-White Coalition of parties that supported the losing presidential ticket of Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa may have lit

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – United Development Party (PPP) secretary-general M.

SP/Robertus Wardhy & Ezra Sihite, Cikeas – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday said he supports the role of Prabowo Subianto's Merah Putih coalition in serving as a balanc

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya, East Java – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar is on his way to becoming one of the country's longest-serving political party chairpe

Jakarta – A politician with the United Development Party (PPP) has suggested president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should not bother asking his party to join the government bandwagon if

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – When he was nominated in March as a candidate for Indonesia's presidential election, polls showed Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had a 30-point lead over the man who w

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's confirmation last week of Joko Widodo's presidential win has resulted in the quiet fight among his bac