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

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

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

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

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)

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.

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

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

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 – 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

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

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

Warief Djajanto Basorie, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has enjoyed consistently high approval ratings, better even than India's popular Prime Minister Narendra Mo

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – From hectic metropolitan cities to placid rural areas, nearly every corner of Indonesia has for months been crowded by billboards, banners and posters bearing th

Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Special Province (DIY) Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) is demanding that the Constitutional Court Honorary Council (MKMK) be impartial in dealing w

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto was top in a fourth opinion poll in the space of a week on Thursday, though only narrowly in front of the ruling party's Ganjar Pranowo

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – In a bid to prevent unpleasant surprises, business groups have proposed road maps to be adopted by all presidential candidates participating in next year's gener

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo, has officially ended his membership with the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PD

Jakarta – The dust had barely settled from the fallout of the controversial Constitutional Court ruling that changed the Elections Law in favor of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son G

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Over the past two weeks, Indonesia's Constitutional Court has been pondering the often globally debated topic of age and whether it matters for poli

Brigitta Belia, Jakarta – A number of people held a demonstration at the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Thursday October 26.

Heru Andriyanto & Rizky Putra Harahap, Jakarta – A prominent political analyst and researcher has made predictions regarding the upcoming presidential election, foreseeing a smooth

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Riding on President Joko Widodo's popularity and exploiting his 36-year-old son Gibran Rakabuming Raka's youthful image to win over young voters are among key re

Civil society groups have launched a scathing attack on Indonesia's top court for allowing the underaged son of President Joko Widodo to run in next year's presidential polls.

Rio Abadi, Sella Rizky, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka formally submitted their registration documents at the General Elec

Rebecca Ratcliffe – Indonesia's next vice-president could be a familiar face.

Jakarta – Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, the president's son, registered on Wednesday (Oct 25) for next year's presidential election, setting the sta

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – The third and last pair of candidates for Indonesia's presidential election next year have registered themselves at the country's general elections commission on

Jakarta – The son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and vice-presidential hopeful, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, said on Wednesday if his ticket with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is vote

Singapore – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo is expanding his family dynasty, son by son.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – As Indonesia heads to the polls on Valentine's Day next year, they are set to choose one of three presidential and vice-presidential candidates as their next lea

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – The growing rift between President Joko Widodo and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has widened.

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Septhia Ryanthie, Solo – Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka responded to the report against him, President Joko Widodo or Jokowi, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman, a

Jakarta – An Indonesian candidate for president, Mr Ganjar Pranowo, promised on Tuesday to ensure legal certainty for foreign investors and tax reforms that will double the government's

Tim Lindsey and Simon Butt – On Valentine's Day next year, Indonesia will go to the polls for its most important election in ten years.

Jakarta – Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan and banned from travelling to the United States on account of his alleged dark past over two de

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto responded on Monday to critics who accused President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo of establishing a political dynasty after his

Virdika Rizky Utama – Yesterday's announcement that Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, will serve as the vice-presidential running-mate of Prabowo

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Monday dismissed several motions aimed at preventing Prabowo Subianto from entering the 2024 presidential election.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Chief Legal Affairs Minister Mohammad Mahfud on Monday voiced his criticism of recent rulings by the Constitutional Court which allowed for the amendment of an

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the victor of the 2019 general election, has finally declared Mahfud MD to be the running mate of the

Indonesia's defence minister and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday he has chosen the eldest son of President Joko Widodo to be his running mate in next year's elect

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – The eldest son of Indonesian leader Joko Widodo has been named as the running mate of presidential election frontrunner Prabowo Sub

Heru Andriyanto, Surabaya – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Sunday that he won't stand in the way of his oldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, running as the vice-presidential cand

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto announced the decision to pick the mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as his running mate on Sunday evening, in a move that will li

Jakarta – In the past few weeks, leading up to next year's elections we have been presented with Indonesian politics at its most gladiatorial level.

Chris Barrett, Singapore – It's fair to say age is all the rage as election season kicks off in Indonesia.