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Ezra Sihite – Less than a week after the duo of Joko Widodo and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama won the gubernatorial election in Jakarta, the political parties backing them are already bickerin

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Lenny Tristia Tambun – While several analysts say that Joko Widodo's victory in the Jakarta gubernatorial election is boosting Prabowo Subianto's chance o

Pitan Daslani – How many candidates will meet all of the requirements for the 2014 presidential election?

Jakarta – Only a handful of political parties have fulfilled a legal requirement to provide their financial reports upon request, a corruption watchdog group has said.

The General Election Commission (KPU) said on Monday that 12 political parties have failed to qualify for the 2014 general election because they have not yet submitted the necessary doc

Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) said on Friday that it had closed registrations for political parties wishing to contest the upcoming 2014 general election and announced

Ezra Sihite – The Prosperous Justice Party will likely nominate its chairman, Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, as the party's candidate for the 2014 presidential election.

Robertus Wardi – Since being forced to leave the party, Yogyakarta's Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is now in a better position to "be approached by political parties" as their candidate for t

Jakarta – Political parties are facilitating corruption in the country, with most politicians practicing money politics to get themselves elected, according to political and financial o

SP/Robertus Wardi & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Golkar Party on Friday became the first major party to register with the General Elections Commission following a ruling by the Co

Jakarta – A survey has revealed that more than half of its respondents have no inclination toward or bond with the political parties that they vote for, indicating that voters are likel

Ezra Sihite – Political parties are greeting with mixed reactions the Constitutional Court's revision of the elections law.

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Yanshinto Sembiring & Pamudji Slamet – The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the all political parties that plan to register for the 2014 election should be verified by t

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) says it will continue building solidarity with Rohingya refugees in Myanmar through humanitarian NGOs.

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It has been 14 years since Soeharto was ousted, ending 32 years of corrupt, authoritarian rule.

Dicky Christanto – Loopholes in budgeting laws and the national political system are blamed for the lack of political accountability among members of the House of Representatives.

Ezra Sihite – From defending the rising political star of Solo Mayor Joko Widodo for next month's Jakarta gubernatorial election to easing the Rohingya's plight in Myanmar, former Vice

Salim Osman – The polemic over a non-Muslim candidate ahead of next month's Jakarta governorship face-off election has rekindled the age-old interest in having a non-Muslim as president

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Post-fasting Idul Fitri celebrations have become a great event, not only for devout Muslims, but also for graft suspects and former convicts as they attend g

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – It appears that members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police will not be able to vote in general elections anytime soon as President Susi

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and Sri Paku Alam IX, twin monarchs of the Yogyakarta sultanate, will have their positions as governor and deputy governor extended

Ezra Sihite – The list of possible candidates for the 2014 presidential election may be growing, but no one in the lineup has a spotless resume, according to politicians and analysts.

Pitan Daslani – The Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that military personnel and police would not be allowed to participate in 2014 elections because Indonesia's political infr

Arientha Primanita & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The State Palace has denied claims by former antigraft czar Antasari Azhar that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a high-level m

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Several leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) are backing a plan to hold the presidential and legislative elections on the same day in 2014.

East Timor's president swore in the nation's new coalition cabinet Wednesday, announcing three additional ministerial posts that the opposition has dubbed an "unnecessary" use of the po

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A report on public information requests filed by an NGO in Yogyakarta says several local political parties have been engaged in suspect financial reportin

Max Lane – Timor Leste's third parliamentary election since the restoration of independence in 2002 was held on July 7.

The Indonesian Council of Ulema said on Tuesday that Muslims could vote for non-Muslim candidates in elections under certain conditions.

Parties must open the door for alternative figures to run for president in 2014, according to one observer.

Jakarta – Analysts and politicians have agreed that the only way that Muslim-based political parties can keep their heads above water in the 2014 elections is to form a coalition.

Raju Gopalakrishnan, Singapore – Just over 14 years ago, Prabowo Subianto was one of Indonesia's most reviled men, accused of kidnapping, human rights abuses and a coup attempt.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – A number of non-governmental organizations in Bandung, West Java, have urged the Bandung administration to stop using hibah (grants) for the upcoming Bandung mayora

Jakarta – The recently formed National Democratic (NasDem) party said it would garner at least 21 percent of the votes in the 2014 legislative election, more than the ruling Democratic

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Lapindo mudflow disaster is widely seen as an Achilles' heel that could destroy Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie's chances for presidency.

Jakarta – Rival political parties have said that they are not concerned about reports that their lawmakers in the House of Representatives have struck a deal with the National Democrat

Jakarta – The presidential ambitions of United Development Party (PPP) chairman Suryadharma Ali encountered a major stumbling block as a number of local party branches decided to back f

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's call for his ministers to resign their posts if they are preoccupied with preparing the 2014 election rings hollow, as h

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The United Development Party (PPP) is seriously considering naming former Vice President Jusuf Kalla as its presidential candidate for the 2014 presidential r

Jalalludin NGOko – The political party Greater Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) recently announced its 314-strong leadership structure.

Peter Alford, Jakarta – Political normalisation is finally at hand in East Timor, despite last weekend's sudden outbreak of rioting that marred at the last moment the young nation's thi

Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – There are signs members of the Golkar Party remain divided over the decision to declare its chairman Aburizal Bakrie as the party's presiden

Joyce Morgan, Dili – The East Timorese President has called for calm after a night of violence in the capital, Dili, which left one man dead, dozens of vehicles destroyed and has raised

Violence in East Timor was sparked when Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao announced his National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction will form a coalition government with two smaller partie

Michael Bachelard – Violence erupted in East Timor late last night, apparently prompted by political party Fretilin being excluded from a role in the new governing coalition.