Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – The government has reduced the allocation for infrastructure projects by about Rp 48 trillion (US$4.27 billion) in the 2014 state budget and instead used

Pekanbaru – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi says 23 governors and 11 deputy governors have asked for a leave of absence in order to campaign for their respective parties ahead of the upcomi

Abdul Qowi Bastian – "I want to apologize for not having done much in the past five years," legislator Rieke Diah Pitaloka told a crowd of young people during a youth event in South Jak

Zubaidah Nazeer, Jakarta – When lawyer Taufik Basari visited constituents in his Jakarta district to distribute leaflets telling them why he deserved their vote, many asked him why the

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Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto has accused Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri of violating a 2009 political agreement – dubbed the Batu Tulis P

Jakarta/Magelang/Surabaya – Indonesian political parties on Sunday kicked off the beginning of the 2014 campaign season with a mixture of mass gatherings, street convoys and rallies acr

The following statement has been released by independence leader Benny Wenda in response to the upcoming Indonesian elections

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – It appears that presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto has all the reason to resent the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)'s surprise decision to

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Indonesia's political darling Joko Widodo touched base with almost every historical political symbol in Jakarta on Sunday as he kicked off his campaign.

Jonathan Thatcher, Jakarta – Indonesia's raucous election season kicks off on Sunday with the promise of a fresh style of leadership in the world's third largest democracy, whose econom

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) on Saturday disqualified a group of Regional Legislative Council (DPD) candidates, and in some cases entire parties, for late or nonexis

Anastasia Winanti Riesardy – The Golkar Party accounted for the highest number of campaign advertisements in the media from March 1-11, despite the official campaign period only beginn

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Suhardi said his party still believed in its presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto despite the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) deci

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