Greg Fealy, ANU – The past year, the seventh year of Joko Widodo's presidency, has been notable for two trends: the further entrenching of the president's political position and the con

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Executive Director of the Indonesian Civic Network (Lima), Ray Rangkuti, is urging figures wanting to enter the contest as presidential candidates in 2024

Jakarta – There is nothing odd about the sudden rise in intensity of field trips made by the three popular governors who have consistently topped opinion polls of potential candidates f

Jakarta – After months of delay and protracted deliberation, the government, the House of Representatives and the General Elections Commission (KPU) have finally decided that the next p

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has announced his candidacy in Timor-Leste's presidential election, where he has the support of Xa

Arys Aditya – Indonesia will hold its next general election on Feb.

Michael Leach – After two years marked by Covid-19 and floods, Timor-Leste is now gearing up for presidential elections on 19 March.

Dili, Timor Leste – Former Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta on Sunday announced he would run for the top job again in the upcoming election, a decade after the end of his first te

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Former Catholic priest Martinho Germano da Silva Gusmao has officially announced his candidacy for Timor-Leste's presidential elections on March 19.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Timor-Leste President Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres has officially declared that he will be making a bid to retain power at the elections due in March.

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri recently defended her chairmanship of the steering committee of the National Research and Innovation Agency, or BRIN, af

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi virtually attended the 49th anniversary celebration of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) on Monday, January 10,

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court is again being asked to rule on legislation that sets a minimum standard for any political party or coalition wanting t

Firda Cynthia Anggrainy, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction has initiated the distribution of sembako (basic goods) to

Antara, Jakarta – The latest Charta Politika survey found 40.3 percent out of 1,200 respondents are not aware that the 2024 elections will be a simultaneous election, despite 59.7 perce

Chris Barrett, Singapore – Jose Ramos-Horta, one of East Timor's historic leaders, is weighing up a bid to return to the presidency of the country in next year's elections.

Asmiati A. Malik – In 2024, Indonesians will go to the polls to choose Joko Widodo's successor as president.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – A recent encounter between the leaders of the Gerindra Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has once again set off a social media buzz, wi

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Pope Francis has revoked the priesthood status of a diocesan priest in Timor-Leste who aims to run for president in the Catholic-majority nation.

Vincentius Jyestha, Jakarta – Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) spokesperson Habiburokhman has confirmed that the reprimand against senior Gerindra member Fadli Zon originated

Alexander R Arifianto – As Indonesia inches closer to its next general election in 2024, political elites are manoeuvring to hold on to their existing power and advantages.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A Jakarta Legislative Council member said on Wednesday she had filed a Rp 1 trillion ($70.8 million) lawsuit against the Indonesian Solidarity Party, or PSI aft

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Former employee of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Rasamala Aritonang on Thursday said he plans to establish a political party and has even prepared

Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Norshahril Saat – The current internal struggle within the PDI-P to determine the party's 2024 presidential nominee will have a significant bearing on how broader p

Imam Budilaksono, Suharto, Jakarta – The Greater Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party has outlined the reason behind its chairman Prabowo Subianto's third bid for presidency in 2024.

Lila Sari – In this in-depth analysis, published in two parts this week, Lila Sari looks at vaccine distribution in Indonesia, and the surprising entrance of political parties into the

Lila Sari – What role exactly do the political parties play in vaccine distribution? How do they access the vaccines, how do their approaches differ and what motivates them?

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Chairman of the Democrat Party, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), stated that his party would continue to stay out of the ruling coalition and consistently deliver

Max Lane – Early presidential bids by some Indonesian politicians have highlighted the lack of any policy debate in mainstream Indonesian politics.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A diocese in Catholic-majority Timor-Leste has officially suspended from priestly duties a cleric who intends to run for president next year.

Syafiq Hasyim – Speculation of the possibility of Indonesian President Jokowi seeking a third term in office remains rife.

Jakarta – The National Mandate Party, or PAN, has joined the coalition of political parties supporting the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo government, an aide of the president said on Wednesday.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesia's next presidential election is still two and a half years away, but campaigning to succeed Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is already getting into swing.

Syailendra Persada, Jakarta – The head of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP)'s general election campaign team, Bambang Wuryanto, has denied allegations that the installa

Luthfi T. Dzulfikar, Ella S. Prihatini and Muhammad Fajar – Millennials and Gen Z form more than half the population of Indonesia – the world's third-largest democracy.

Jakarta – A number of politicians in Senayan are campaigning for an extension to the presidential term limit to three terms. This is a betrayal of the 1998 reformasi spirit.

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta – When parliamentary Speaker Puan Maharani, the daughter of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri, arrived at the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Part

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The political competition ahead of the 2024 presidential election has started to ignite even though no political parties have officially declared their candidate

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The head of the Socio-politics Department of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Arya Fernandes, said Friday the country lacked an

Antara, Jakarta – Gerindra Party secretary Ahmad Muzani said on Thursday, May 6, 2021, that the party members are hoping that the party's chairperson and current Defense Minister Prabow

Jakarta – The internal conflict in the National Awakening Party (PKB) must be resolved democratically. There must be no government intervention.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Thursday disqualified an elected district head in East Nusa Tenggara after it was revealed that he is in f

Jakarta – Conquering the Democrat Party – through Moeldoko or 'defanged' Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono – for temporary benefits of Jokowi is more than just a power play.

Jakarta – Hundreds of regions across the country in 2022-2024 will be led by acting regional heads appointed by the central government.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesia's multiparty political system is at risk of splintering further after an apparent coup in a former ruling party.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Presidential Staff Deputy V, Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, called a stop to the public discourse alleging the government of attempting to pass a law that extends a p

Antara, Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid confirmed there was no agenda to propose an amendment to the 1945 Constitution (UUD 1945) to allo

Budiarti Utami Putri, Majalah Tempo, Jakarta – Politics, Law, and Security Coordinating Minister Mahfud MD on March 12 said that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had summoned himself and

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker Ahmad Basarah – and member of PDIP which is the Party of the current president – claims that the Party doe

Max Lane – On 2 February, Agus H Yudhoyono (AHY), the Chairman of the Democrat Party (PD), publicly accused President Joko Widodo's Chief of Staff, retired General Moeldoko, of plotting