Jakarta – The country's main opposition party has tagged Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo as its presidential candidate for the July 9 election, in a surprise announcement on Friday that br

Ina Parlina and Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – With the much-anticipated official nomination by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – Indonesia's main opposition PDI-P party named Jakarta governor Joko Widodo as its presidential candidate on Friday, the man widely seen as a shoe-in to be ne

Abdul Qowi Bastian & Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – Will Indonesia look back on Friday, March 14 as the day the 2014 presidential election was decided?

Jakarta – Secretary-general of the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Tjahjo Kumolo has announced that former National Police chief Gen.

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Farouk Arnaz & Robertus Wardhy, Jakarta – As Indonesia's legislative elections inch closer, more high-ranking officials are requesting time off to stump for their political parties

Banda Aceh – Two unidentified men threw a grenade at the Aceh Party office in Lueng Bata district, Banda Aceh, on Tuesday night, injuring a 9-year-old boy and damaging the office's door

Yogi Bayu Aji, Jakarta – The Political Alternative Committee Alliance (AKPA) held a protest action at the General Election Commission (KPU) offices on Jl.

Dedy Priatmojo, Syahrul Ansyari – Scores of demonstrators from the Alternative Political Committee (KPA) and the People's Liberation Party (PPR) held a demonstration in front of the Gen

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A number of political analysts are advising that the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle ignore the flood of polls favoring Jakarta Governor Joko

Jakarta – National deputy coordinator of the People's Voter Education Network (JPPR) Masykuruddin Hafidz urged all Indonesian citizens who are eligible to exercise their right to vote a

Headlines – Activists from a group of NGOs revealed on Sunday the results of their research into the capacity and track record of legislative candidates for the House of Representatives

Jakarta – Golkar politician Indra Jaya Pilian said on Sunday that there was no possibility that Golkar chairman Aburizal Bakrie would run as a vice presidential candidate in the 2014 pr

David Adam Stott – Compared to its Asian neighbors, Indonesia was late to join the so-called third wave of democratization that began in southern Europe in the 1970s.

Edzan Rahardjo, Yogyakarta – The elections will be held soon on April 9.

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Environmental damage and deforestation will continue to blight the country as policymakers are blind to – and refrain from including – environmental pledges in

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Poor law enforcement and a failed political transformation by former militants involved in the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are responsible for several

Ivan Aditya, Sleman – A group of students calling themselves the Yogyakarta Indonesian Student Union (SMI) held a theatrical action opposing the 2014 elections at the Sunan Kalijaga Isl

Kanupriya Kapoor, Blitar, East Java – As Indonesia gears up for twin elections this year, the pivotal figure is a woman in her late sixties who has been trounced all three times that sh

Frans Sudiarsis, Headlines – The 2014 legislative election will see around 200,000 candidates competing for 20,257 seats at the Regional and Provincial Legislative Councils (DPRD), the

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – A recent string of attacks against legislative candidates and political parties' headquarters in Aceh may be a form of dissatisfaction toward efforts to

Helen Brown in Jakarta, staff – More than 80,000 women will be running for office in this year's presidential election in Indonesia, encouraged to be part of the country's plan to have

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua General Elections Commission (KPUD) has disqualified five candidates vying for a seat on the Papua Regional Representatives Council (DPD).

Sita W.Dewi, Jakarta – Deputy Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said on Tuesday he had been touted as a potential 2014 vice presidential candidate.

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – An Aceh National Party (PNA) legislative candidate was shot and killed late Sunday night in a hail of bullets – the latest attack on the political party ahead

Jakarta – The 12 political parties to contest the legislative election next month have submitted their second financial reports, the final report prior to the election; with the Gerindr

Yanto Soegiarto & Albertus Weldison Nonto, Jakarta – Aburizal Bakrie is busy shuttling around Indonesia to consolidate his powerful Golkar Party base ahead of the upcoming legislati

Indra Harsaputra and Ina Parlina, Surabaya/Jakarta – As part of an ongoing attempt to heal an internal rift, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soek

The prime minister of Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmao, plans to step down in September so a younger generation can lead the tiny nation, his deputy has said.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has finished drawing up campaign schedules for political parties contesting the 2014 legislative election.

Jakarta – The Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) has filed a report against two political parties, the Nasdem Party and the Gerindra Party, with the Election Supervisory C

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – All 12 political parties contesting the 2014 legislative election could face the prospect of being disqualified from the race as none have submitted their

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In the first hearing on bringing forward simultaneous elections to 2014 on Tuesday, the Gerindra Party failed to come up with a strong argument against the recent

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Amidst controversy surrounding rumors of her resignation, Surabaya mayor Tri Rismaharini rose as another potential presidential candidate for the upcoming electi

Carlos FS Fana & Faisal Maiki Baskoro, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo's immense popularity makes him the most promising candidate to win the presidential election, regardles

Berni Moestafa & Novrida Manurung, Jakarta – Indonesia officials stepped up warnings of corruption ahead of elections this year, as the anti-money laundering watchdog said the count

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Democratic Party's (PD) presidential convention seems to be going nowhere with a senior party member admitting the ruling party might not be able to fiel

Jakarta – Secretary-general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Tjahjo Kumolo denied on Wednesday that there was division within the party's central board over a plan

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The recent shooting of a National Democrat (NasDem) Party campaign post in Aceh was politically motivated, party members said.

Haeril Halim – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has given assurances that the eruption of East Java's Mount Kelud will not hamper the distribution of logistical materials for the

Haeril Halim, Nurfika Osman and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – The electoral prospects of the nation's official Islamic parties have taken a turn for the worse with the Corruption Eradi

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party is mulling whether to pair chief patron Lt. Gen.

Jakarta – A new public opinion poll has found the majority of Jakartans are not in favor of Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's presidential nomination.

Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) on Sunday announced that it would postpone the nomination of a candidate for the 2014 presidential election until after the

Jakarta – The House of Representatives said that it would back the government's plan to scrap payment for election observers in the 2014 legislative election.

Hans Nicholas Jong – An election watchdog has slammed the General Elections Commission's (KPU) plan to criminalize campaigning for abstention from voting ahead of the 2014 poll.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman and presidential candidate Aburizal Bakrie said on Friday that a slew of a graft allegations leveled against the party's top brass were

Jakarta – The little-known National Republic (Nasrep) Party may not be contesting this year's legislative election but it has a big plans for 2019.