Jakarta – Government officials have expressed their concern over a regulation issued by the General Elections Commission (KPU) that allows crowd-pullers, including music concerts, to be

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Antara, Jakarta – Pollster Polmatrix Indonesia claims that its recent survey found that the majority of the public are asking for the 2020 simultaneous regional elections (Pilkada) to b

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The Home Affairs Ministry's director general of general governance, Bahtiar, said there are 73 regional head leaders – that the Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnav

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has appointed his niece Rahayu "Sara" Saraswati as one of the party's deputy chairs for the 2020-2025 term.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's next presidential election is four years away, but several prominent figures have been gearing up to put out their names as possible candida

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) researcher Heroik Pratama says that the increase in the number of sole candidate tickets (paslon) this

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The number of sole candidates running in Indonesia's regional elections has steadily increased in the past five years, election data has shown, leading to growi

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Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Civil servants (ASN) are often put in unfavorable situations that may cost them while staying neutral during elections, reveals Elections Supervisory Agenc

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – The Home Affairs Ministry announced 72 candidates for the 2020 Regional Head Election (Pilkada) had received a strong warning for violating health protocol

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD says that almost 92 percent of candidate regional heads spread across all of Indonesia are funded by c

Galih Gumelar and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Democracy and public health are under threat as the 2020 simultaneous regional elections in 270 regions across Indonesia may emerge as new sou

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Asip Hasani, Kediri, East Java – The road to the top administrator's seat in Kediri regency, East Java, looks to be clear for Hanindhito Himawan Pramana, the son of Indonesian Democrati

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Jayanty Nada Shofa – Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo urged regional leader candidates to abide by health protocols after receiving countless reports on non-compliance.

Robertus Wardi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The General Election Commission, or KPU, confirmed on Monday at least 37 of 687 candidates for the upcoming regional leader election have

Jakarta – In response to controversy surrounding the candidacy of incumbents' and political elites' relatives in the upcoming regional elections, Coordinating Political, Legal and Secur

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta – Make no mistake: the name helps. For Ms Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusomo, or Sara to her friends, it's one of the biggest names in Indonesian politics.

Jakarta – Voter turnout in the upcoming regional elections may decrease 20 to 60 percent amid coronavirus concerns, the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) said.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives is mulling over changing the current open-list proportional representation electoral system and raising the 4 percent minimum parliamentary thresh

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced that only 70 independent candidates are eligible to officially register to compete in the 2020 regional ele

Tsarina Maharani, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Security and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD has responded to the polemic about political dynasties in the 2020 election of regio

Jakarta – The police will suspend any criminal investigations involving potential or registered candidates running in the 2020 regional elections in December, according to a telegram is

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has nominated Surabaya Development Planning Board head Eri Cahyadi and East Java Representative Council

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has sacked members who have refused to support the nomination of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has recommended Vice President Ma'ruf Amin's grandson, Adly Fairuz, as a candidate for deputy regent

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Giring Ganesha, the acting chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), who recently declared his intention to run in the 2024 presidential race, says he

Jakarta – Papuan Traditional Council (DAP) Second Secretary John Gobay is asking President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to quickly issue a government regulation on the mechanisms for establishi

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced that it will allow candidates to use personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand sanitizer as campaign props during the 2

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Giring Ganesha, the newly appointed Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) acting chairman, has declared his intention of running in the 2024 presidential election.

Jakarta – Evi Novida Ginting Manik officially returned to her position as General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner on Monday after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo revoked a presid

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The 2020 simultaneous regional elections are shaping up to be unpredictable competitions that will feature several young, high-profile and politically

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Several local members of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) have expressed their disapproval of the party's decision to nominate Presid

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has nominated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law, Bobby Afif Nasution, and Gerindra Party p

Ghina Ghaliya and Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The Gerindra Party extraordinary congress has again appointed Prabowo Subianto as its chairman, making him a strong potential candidate for

Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has reclaimed his chair at the top of the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerinda, in the party's extraordinary congress

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Marcus Tantau – Indonesia is no stranger to political dynasties.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani, an executive of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party o

Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) and the Gerindra Party have officially declared their support for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, t

Jakarta – The election monitoring group Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) is predicting that there will be 31 regions where there will be sole candidates in the 2020 e

Arnold Sianturi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Bobby Nasution became the second member of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's family to be granted nomination in the upcoming regional le

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is urging all parties to prioritize the health and safety of voters and polling station officers in the upcoming 2020 regional el

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Many Indonesians are fed up with Indonesia's thriving political dynasties, a recent survey by the Research and Development Department of Kompas daily has re

Jakarta – Kalimantan Islamic University (Uniska) political observer Muhammad Uhaib As'ad says that the democratic process in Indonesia post reformasi – the political reform process tha

Mada Sukmajati – Early this year, Indonesia was planning elections for regional heads in nine provinces, 224 districts and 37 municipalities on 23 September. Then Covid-19 happened.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Akhyar Nasution, the acting mayor of Medan in North Sumatra, has switched parties from the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to the Democr