Sultan Abdurrahman, Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is running as a vice presidential candidate in the upcoming 2024 election, responded to the controversy surr

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The integrity of the 2024 general election has been undermined by the recent decision to retain six justices on the Constitutional Court even though they

Icha Rastika, Jakarta – University of Melbourne Asia Institute Social Science Director Vedi R Hadiz says that there were overly high hopes in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo which have g

Icha Rastika, Jakarta – University of Melbourne Asia Institute Social Science Director Vedi R Hadiz says there is no guarantee that presidential candidate Number 2, Defense Minister Pra

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has officially qualified the contenders for the Feb.

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that the commission has published the wealth report of the three running general elections presidential c

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has caught wind of various potential violations, fraud and abuse of authority in the election

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo asked supporters of running candidates to report general elections fraud.

Hendri S, Tegar Nurfitra – On November 13, 2023, the General Elections Commission (KPU) determined three pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2024 presidential

Nathanael Sumaktoyo – On 25 October Prabowo Subianto registered his candidacy for Indonesia's 2024 presidential election. This declaration itself carried little surprise.

Sebastian Strangio – In the latest batch of opinion polling on Indonesia's upcoming election, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has opened up a significant lead over his closest rivals

Jakarta – The Blitar government – alongside the General Election Commission (KPU) and the Elections Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) – signed Monday a series of agreements related to the ele

Yustinus Paat & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – All three presidential candidates shared messages of unity and peace on Tuesday evening as they gathered in a ceremony packed with their s

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Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has opened up a wide lead over his closest rival in a new opinion poll, despite controversy over his decision to pick outgoi

Jakarta – The New Order regime has only been gone for a quarter century and with Indonesia preparing for another general election next year, we have every reason to believe that everyth

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) on Monday announced that all three presidential candidates and their running mates, including the 36-year-old son of Presi

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The increasingly estranged relationship between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the largest party

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The Secretary of Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming's National Campaign Team (TKN) Nusron Wahid responded to the abuse of power allegation.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has criticized a recent decision by the Constitutional Court, founded during her term in 2003, which cleare

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) General Chairperson Megawati Sukarnoputri and National Democrat Party (Nasdem) General Chairperson Surya

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Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Indonesia's president is facing discontent within his administration over perceived meddling in next year's elections, with some cabinet minister

Icha Rastika, Jakarta – The results of a Poltracking survey show that 30 percent of those who voted for Prabowo Subianto in the 2019 presidential elections (Pilpres) will switch to the

Julia Lau, Made Supriatma – Indonesians are closer to directly electing their next president.

Faris Mokhtar – An Indonesian presidential contender is facing a growing backlash over his decision to choose President Joko Widodo's son as his running mate with the latest opinion pol

Mentari Dwi G, Resinta Sulistiyandari, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied claims that elections in Indonesia were easy to intervene or there was intervention from other p

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Deputy chairman of the national campaign team for the Prabowo-Gibran presidential pair, Utje Gustaaf Patty, said the recent decision by the Constitutional Cour

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for unity and a more constructive "battle of ideas" as the February 2024 presidential election heats up.

Max Lane – The lack of real political difference among the various contenders for the top political job in Indonesia has paved the way for the culture of political dynasties to strength

Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential hopeful Ganjar Pranowo led an opinion poll on Monday for the first time since election season formally got underwa

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court will try a motion challenging its recent decision which amended the age limit of presidential and vice presidential candidates and open

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The results of a Charta Politika survey on October 26-31 show that almost half of respondents or 48.9 percent believe that Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka is not

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), announced on Monday that it has requested Bobby Nasution, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-la

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is consolidating power around himself ahead of the 2024 elections by nominating his confidante, newly installed Army Chief

Hendro D Situmorang & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Monday unveiled his extensive campaign team, a star-studded lineup that includes prominen

Jakarta – Arranging for his son to run for the vice presidency is a manifestation of Jokowi's paranoia and lack of self-belief. Something that is personal has wrecked democracy.

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – A legal expert said on Friday that the controversial Constitutional Court ruling, which amended the minimum age limit for presidential and vice-presidenti

Jakarta – The message that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was trying to convey during a rare luncheon between a sitting president and the three men competing to replace him was clear: t

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Commission II of the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed to the revised provision in KPU Regulation No.

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has outspent all other candidates on social media advertising, spending a total of Rp 8.67 billion (US$543,983) so far on his campaign.

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The presidential and vice presidential ticket of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka from the Indonesia Onward Coalition (KIM)

Robert Law – While Australia's diplomatic focus may be squarely focused on the unfolding violence in the Middle East right now, another potential long-term headache is gaining steam muc

Hariz Baharudin, Manado – There are three hopefuls in Indonesia vying for the top office, but private car driver Daniel Grega from Manado, North Sulawesi, is not able to recall their fu

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has been sued on account of violating KPU's regulations after passing Gibran Rakabuming Raka's registration for vice pre

Andika Dwi, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi reminded the state civil apparatus (ASN) to be neutral ahead of the 2024 general election.

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle or PDIP politician Aria Bima urged that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo remain neutral during the 2024 general elections

Jakarta – Two potential successors of Indonesia's outgoing President Joko Widodo on Monday called on him to remain neutral in the run-up to the 2024 election amid public criticism he ma

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The announcement of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka as the last presidential candidate pairing to be registered with the General Elections Com

Mohammad Said & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo extended invitations to all three potential successors for a luncheon at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on M