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.

Jakarta – Chairman of the Golkar Party Advisory Council, Akbar Tanjung, denied that the party had considered nominating the daughter of former president Soeharto, Siti Hediati "Titiek"

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Ousted Democratic Party (PD) chairman Anas Urbaningrum ramped up his attacks against current party chief President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The National Police have warned that Aceh and Papua could be hot spots for communal conflict during the upcoming general election.

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The United Development Party (PPP) is unlikely to break from tradition and will nominate its party chairman as its presidential candidate for the upcoming national election, a senior PP

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Democratic Party officials have played down poll results that indicate none of the 11 men vying for the party's presidential nomination would stand a chance in t

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Awakening Party, or PKB, insists it is seriously mulling backing former vice president Jusuf Kalla for the presidential election, despite polls g

Ina Parlina and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The leadership of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) on Friday kick-off a two-day meeting to decide who would be the party's presidential can

Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan announced on Friday that he was resigning from the Indonesian cabinet, saying he wanted to focus on his presidential bid ahead of this year's election.

Jakarta – A major faction of the National Awakening Party (PKB) on Thursday declared former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla as a third contender for the party's presidential nomin

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The government's decision to allocate Rp 1.5 trillion ($123 million) towards election witness fees has sparked controversy among political parties.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is expected to be heading for a big win in the 2014 legislative election if it decides to nominate Jakart

A grassroots campaign for presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto steeped in an ancient Javanese prophecy about a just king and the end of the world have begun to appear in the Indonesian

Jakarta – The head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK), M.Yusuf, has said the number of suspicious transactions carried out by political parties has increas

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Suspecting that politics could be behind the Constitutional Court's (MK) decision to delay the delivery of a verdict on simultaneous elections, p

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) aims to destroy all rupiah notes inscribed with the name of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party's chief patron, Prabowo Subianto.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's decision to delay the implementation of a ruling that effectively scraps the electoral threshold for parties to field presidential nomi

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs has warned against rising sectarianism and racism during the polls, with political parties expected to exploit issues related to ethnic

Ina Parlina and Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that Indonesia would hold the presidential election and legislative election concurrently starting in

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Leaders of the Golkar Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) held a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, sparking speculation of a possible alliance betwe

The country's biggest Islamic party has come out in defense of a legislator accused of exploiting the flooding in Jakarta to get a head start on campaigning for the legislative election

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – An executive of the United Development Party (PPP) has said that the outcry over the nomination of controversial actress Angel Lelga as a legislative candida

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Jakarta – Political analyst Boni Hargens said that the reason Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri had not endorsed Jakarta Governor Joko "

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – Theoretically – and supposedly practically – it is only a matter of simple data collection and management.

Jakarta – Political analyst from the University of Indonesia Hamdi Muluk slammed the decision by the Islamic-based United Development Party (PPP) to nominate B-movie actress and swimsui

Jakarta – Ratu Tatu Chasanah, the sister of disgraced Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah, on Friday officially took over the leadership of the Golkar Party's Banten chapter, retaining t

Nurfika Osman and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – The Democratic Party (PD) has dismissed I Gede Pasek Suardika from his position as member of the House of Representatives, citing the lo

Nurfika Osman and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The surprise move by businessman Rusdi Kirana to join the National Awakening Party (PKB) has fueled an already heated political debate over

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Michael Bachelard – East Timor's resistance leader turned Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao, has announced he will retire as leader of the tiny republic some time this year.

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Despite efforts to increase the number of women in politics, they still face an uphill battle to join the male-dominated political world, a political exper

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has sent a signal that she might support the presidential candidac

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The four-day "Meet the Press"-style promotional campaign held by the Democratic Party's (PD) presidential convention committee finally got the attention it d