The son of the late President Suharto was not physically present at Friday's debut of the party, but a photograph of him in sunglasses and a baseball cap was ubiquitous on the walls alo

Malang, East Java – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq has said recent problems that have hit his party were contrived by other parties as a test.

Jakarta – Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, son of the late president Soeharto, has cofounded the National Republic mass organization, or Nasrep, another of its founders has said.

Jakarta – An independent legal system and strong mass organizations could prevent Indonesia's oligarchy from dominating politics, an American democratic activist says.

Anita Rachman – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Arifinto who had announced his resignation last week appeared at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, stating that he s

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – For the first time since being established in 1998, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) celebrated its anniversary in a gloomy mood Sunday, with party leaders

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As many as 10 non-legislative parties have agreed to merge into one bigger party in an attempt to pass the recently increased electoral requirements ahead of

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The United Development Party on Friday pledged to support President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono until 2014 despite calls from some groups within the party to lea

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP), which was established by a group of Islamic parties in 1970s, doubted that the existing Islamic parties will merge ahead of the 2014 polls

Hasyim Widhiarto – The scions of Indonesia's political elite are born with silver spoons in their mouths – something which smooths the way when the children of senior party members ente

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Place/date of birth: Bandung, West Java, Aug. 10, 1978

Hasyim Widhiarto – Daddy's and mommy's big name coupled with inherited wealth and traces of attractiveness are probably the best assets for children of the political elites in vying for

Anita Rachman – When the dust settles on the spate of scandals surrounding the Prosperous Justice Party, its focus for future political campaigns may have to shift to what it can offer

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Yenny Wahid, the second daughter of former president Abdurrahman Wahid, on Monday announced she was forming her own political party.

Anita Rachman – A leading Democrat on Monday said the daily leadership of the pro-government coalition, currently in the hands of Golkar Party, could soon be rotated among the other mem

Jakarta – Three medium-sized political parties – The National Awakening Party (PKB), the United Development Party (PPP) and the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) – have agreed t

With the Golkar Party finally signing the revised coalition contract, only the Prosperous Justice Party has yet to renew its commitment to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Unknown assailants threw a live grenade at the home of an Aceh Party leader early Friday, sparking fears about the resurgence of politically motivated terrori

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – With the Prosperous Justice Party continuing to be excluded from talks on the new look of the ruling government coalition, questions

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP), once the sole Islamic party in the country, is in talks with the Crescent Star Party (PBB) about forming an alliance that would enable them

Nurfika Osman – Activists have drawn up a set of guidelines meant to ensure people with disabilities are not shut out of future elections.

This is the second of two reports about internal rifts besetting the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).

Hasyim Widhiarto and Rendi Akhmad Witular, Jakarta – Despite damning allegations voiced by several PKS founders accusing some of the party's key members of embezzlement, unauthorized po

Farouk Arnaz & Anita Rachman – After first having publicly denounced Prosperous Justice Party officials for allegedly embezzling campaign funds, ousted party co-founder Yusuf Supend

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Samarinda – Muslims should not fear making Islam their political ideology, United Development Party (PPP) chairman and Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says.

This is the first report on the deplorable internal rift besetting the Islamic-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).

Hasyim Widhiarto and Rendi Akhmad Witular, Jakarta – Similar to other political parties in the country, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has not been immune to graft cases involving i

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Dessy Sagita – Lack of good political leadership is one of the major causes why democracy in post-1998 Indonesia is not taking off as well as it should be, experts said on Wednesday.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has turned down an offer from the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) to join his coalition of political parties.

Anita Rachman – As allegations of unapproved polygamous marriages were leveled against three members of the Prosperous Justice Party on Tuesday, one embattled legislator from the Islam-

Ulma Haryanto & Anita Rachman – An ousted co-founder of the Prosperous Justice Party reported the party's second-highest official to the antigraft commission for embezzlement on Mon

The chairman and the secretary general of the Prosperous Justice Party have been reported to the House of Representatives' Ethics Council for alleged embezzlement.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri has once again slammed the door on any possibility of joining the ruling coal

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – The House of Representatives has asked the General Elections Commission to suspend by 24 hours the processing of a request by the Nat

Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) said any opportunity it had to join the ruling coalition was closed, for now.

A Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker in the Gorontalo Legislative Council has been fired by the party following his arrest for illegal gambling.

The National Awakening Party (PKB) is targeting 100 seats in the 2014 legislative election and is counting on religious leaders (kiai) to help them reach their target.

Camelian Pasandaran & Anita Rachman – Prospects for a cabinet reshuffle fizzled out on Wednesday with the State Palace denying there would be a shake-up anytime soon or that opposit

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Tom Allard – Indonesia's Vice-President has flagged a drive for reconciliation with the troubled region of West Papua, revealing plans to create a agency to facilitate talks with disaff

Jakarta – No parties have registered for the 2014 elections since the Law and Human Rights Ministry opened its doors for the verification process more than six weeks ago, an official sa

Jakarta – Lawmakers from the Golkar Party are more competent than their fellow lawmakers at the House of Representatives, a survey concluded.

Jakarta – A shake-up of the ruling coalition is no remedy for the ailing relationship among political parties that have exercised transactional maneuvers at the House of Representatives

The Democratic Party has secured a commitment from four ally parties that they will support President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono until 2014.

An East Java lawmaker whose sex video has been circulated on the Internet says the video might have been taken from his laptop which he had sold recently.

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives deputy speaker implicated in the country's latest sex video scandal claims it is a ploy to undermine his party ahead of the 2014

With four more small parties set to join the Great Indonesia Movement Party and the ruling coalition warming to it, party chairman Prabowo Subianto's road to the presidency in 2014 is l