Tom Allard, Jakarta – The former treasurer of Indonesia's ruling party appeared in court on corruption charges yesterday, striking a defiant tone in a case that has already seriously da

Jakarta – The chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB), who is also the manpower and transmigration minister, Muhaimin Iskandar, has submitted a letter to the Law and Human Rights

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Democrat Party and other new parties may be unable to field candidates in the 2014 election due to a just-missed age requirement.

Indonesian political parties spent upwards of Rp 300 trillion ($33 billion) from 2007 to 2010, a member of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said on Monday.

Jakarta – Golkar Party patron Akbar Tanjung has warned the party not to underestimate new political parties, among them the National Democratic Party with former Golkar figure and media

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – More and more senior politicians from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party, including party chairman Anas Urbaningrum, have faced public sus

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – House factions are split on whether members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police should be allowed to vote in the 2014 polls.

Bagus BT Saragih, Bangkok/Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal "Ical" Bakrie may not find it easy to compete in the 2014 presidential elections amid the financial woes which have be

New York – Timor-Leste is making significant progress in consolidating its social, security and political stability despite a number of challenges, a senior United Nations said today, n

Camelia Pasandaran – Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa will likely be declared the presidential candidate for the National Mandate Party, a senior member of the party s

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Amid the alarming trend of media moguls wading into politics, the nation's lawmakers are planning to devise regulations to prevent media abuse during electio

Anita Rachman – With jockeying for the 2014 legislative and presidential elections already under way, legislators are making the case for campaign advertising to be regulated to allow e

Thousands of West Papuans have marched on the provincial capital of Jayapura demanding a referendum to declare independence from Indonesia, activists say.

Anita Rachman – The official announcement that Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie will run as the presidential candidate for Indonesia's grand old party will be made next year, the m

Camelia Pasandaran & Rangga Prakoso – The fledgling National Democratic Party vowed on Tuesday to fight any efforts to bar it from the general and presidential elections in 2014.

Ulma Haryanto & Anita Rachman – It's official: the media mogul-backed National Democratic Party will contest the 2014 elections.

Indonesia rejected allegations of human rights violations in Papua province on Friday, hours after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized abuses in the restive region.

Jakarta – Despite its extensive media resources, the Nasdem Party remained a "young and small party", and its odds of a strong showing in the 2014 general elections were low, political

Ezra Sihite – With its new media and financial clout, the four-month-old NasDem Party is aiming for a top-three finish in the 2014 legislative elections, but it still isn't ready to tal

Jakarta – An official from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has confirmed that party chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri is still interested in running for president in

Jakarta – The newly established Union of Independent People Party (SRI) says that it has no intention of following fellow newcomer Struggle Work Party (Pakar Pangan), which recently for

Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The NasDem Party sent out a warning to its rivals that it aims to be a serious contender in the 2014 elections as it added the financial and

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The arrival of former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in Jakarta has triggered speculation over a possible bid for president in 2014, despite her refu

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The review of the 2008 Legislative Elections Law has created opposing blocs in the government's coalition of political parties, which many saw as another cha

p>Jakarta – A General Elections Commission (KPU) member said that the upcoming gubernatorial election in Aceh had been prepared under the existing regulations.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Amid growing pressure from larger political parties, six medium-size parties have proposed increasing the parliamentary threshold to 3 percent in an upcomi

Jakarta – Six mid-tier political parties formed a coalition in an effort to stop the government's proposal to set a legislative threshold in the 2014 election to 4 to 5 percent during t

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Regency Administrations (Apkasi) has called on the central government to directly finance local elections and phase out the s

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The 2104 presidential election will likely see a duel between general-turned-businessman Prabowo Subianto and Golkar Party chairman and business tycoon Aburizal

Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has expressed confidence that his popularity will surge to 50 percent by the end of the month as Golkar has agreed to fully support him i

Jakarta – The Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) revealed on Sunday that the public is disappointed with the performances of young politicians, showing its latest survey result that only 24

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has set a minimum target of winning 25 percent of the total votes in the 2014 legislative elections to pave the way for party chairman Abu

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Senior local Golkar Party leaders issued a statement on Thursday backing chairman Aburizal "Ical" Bakrie as the party's next presidential candidate – three y

Jakarta – In advance of a national meeting, Golkar Party leaders have voiced support for chairman Aburizal "Ical" Bakrie as the party's sole candidate for the 2014 presidential race.

Anita Rachman, Camelia Pasandaran & Ezra Sihite – Taufik Kiemas's controversial comments on Monday that his wife, former President Megawati Sukarnoputri, should reconsider any plan

Camelia Pasandaran – A third major survey in three weeks has given further credence to talk of a decline in the popularity of the president and his Democratic Party, with the Golkar Par

Ronna Nirmala & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Banten's incumbent governor has been returned to office with the help of a former TV star, according to unofficial quick counts from Satur

Bruce Gale – A little-known opinion poll carried out in August and published by the Indonesian-language Kompas newspaper has thrown up some interesting information about voter preferenc

Bandung – While the number of eligible voters is predicted to rise, public participation in elections is tending to decrease, according to the head of the West Java Elections Commission

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Once seen as a "clean" Islamic party led by young, urban and devout professionals, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is now perceived by some as another practiti

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is considering reducing its commitment to the government coalition in response to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's dismissal of one of i

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The Prosperous Justice Party has repeated its threat to quit the coalition government if President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reduces the party's number of cabinet positions.

Jakarta – The Golkar Party is the strongest party in the country, according to recent surveys, which also show that the Democratic Party's popularity continues to wane amid a series of

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has suggested that being part of a government coalition and the opposition is much the same, following reports that many of its members have

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – In an open display of the relationship between media companies and political parties, television czar Hary Tanoesoedibjo announced he would join the new Nasd

The naming of the KPU chief and his fellows as suspects on charges of alleged forgery connected to the West Halmahera election was an administrative error, the National Police says.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Which one tells lies, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) or the police?

Jakarta – A panel of judges at South Jakarta District Court has ruled in favor of Jusuf Supendi, one of the founders of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), who filed a civil lawsuit aga

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has proven itself to be a party of trouble makers by threatening to disclose a political contract it signed with President Susilo Bambang Yu