Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has said that holding the upcoming simultaneous regional elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic could actually be beneficial, even as experts and o

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) have warned about potential vote buying in the upcoming simultaneous

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency, or Bawaslu, has released its 2020 regional election vulnerability index, which measures risks of disruption during the electi

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to a set of health measures devised by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for the Dec.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has approved a set of health measures devised by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for holding the Dec.

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Indonesian pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia executive director, Burhanuddin Muhtadi, the survey on May 2020 found that the electability of Jakarta Governor A

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is under pressure to procure all necessary health equipment and apply strict health protocols for the 2020 simultaneous

Jakarta – Gerindra party politician Rahayu "Sara" Saraswati has secured support from the party's executive board to run in the upcoming South Tangerang regional elections, pending offi

Ghina Ghaliya and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Having served as deputy to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo when the latter was mayor of Surakarta, and having later taken over when his boss re

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency, or Bawaslu, said hundreds of civil servants have failed to stay neutral during the run-up to the 2020 regional elections by g

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A group has submitted a challenge to the Constitutional Court against a regulation recently issued by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo postponing this year's

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Election organizers and regional administrations have requested extra funds from the state budget for the 2020 simultaneous regional elections as the central g

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto will soon decide on the candidate for the party to endorse in the 2024 presidential election, a party top official has

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil are trending upward as potential candidates for the 2024 presidential race, according

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Parties that failed to meet the legislative threshold in 2019 have voiced their objections to the House of Representatives' proposal to amend Law No.

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is preparing health protocols to prevent COVID-19 transmission during the 2020 simultaneous regional elections, which th

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian held Friday a virtual coordination meeting with regional heads on the nation's preparations ahead of the 2020 gener

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

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto is set to remain as leader of the Great Indonesia Party, or Gerindra, for another five years after the "entire representatives" of

Michael Leach – As Timor-Leste continues to perform very well in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, especially compared to neighbouring Indonesia, the political dramas of the past few

Jakarta – The central government has insisted on holding the simultaneous regional elections in December despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Home Ministry explaining that elections

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Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – As the government stands firm in its decision to push back the 2020 simultaneous regional elections until the end of the year, critics are worried about a lowe

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has said the government will go through with its plan to hold simultaneous regional elections on Dec.

Dili – Six members of the government of Timor-Leste resign from their posts.

Tara Marchelinm, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has decided to stick to the original schedule for the 2020 regional election despite the continuing coronavirus pandemic, with most

Dili – The president of the CNRT (Congresu Nasional Rekonstrusaun Timor, National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction), Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, said that his party will join the polit

Lia Timson – East-Timor's Prime Minister has asked the Timorese people to "maintain calm" and allow the country's leaders to restore order, after Parliament devolved into pushing and s

Pacific Media Watch – Following yesterday's parliamentary row in the national chamber of Timor-Leste, chaotic scenes were streamed live on social media today for more than half an hour

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – National Mandate Party (PAN) patron Amien Rais, known as an outspoken critic of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, is preparing to form a new political party foll

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is reportedly lying low amid a string of controversial policies enacted by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration to

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Internal rifts remain within the National Mandate Party (PAN) following a violent clash during its national congress in February and the resignation of Hanafi

Lia Timson – The East Timorese government is facing an unprecedented constitutional challenge, after 19 MPs submitted a petition to the country's Court of Appeal requesting President F

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Internal rifts remain within the National Mandate Party (PAN) following a violent clash during its national congress in February and the resignation of Hanafi

Michael Leach – Just two months after it was announced by Xanana Gusmao, Timor-Leste's majority parliamentary coalition has collapsed.

Dili – The political party Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan (KHUNTO) has withdrawn from the new coalition led by CNRT's president, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Women should be more involved in monitoring the upcoming regional election, Migrant Care's head of migration study, Anis Hidayah, said on Thursday.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, once a bitter rival of President Joko Widodo, has appealed to his political party to support the government and refr

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Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The government has been urged to issue a new regulation to provide a legal basis to postpone the 2020 Regional Elections due to the continuing coronavirus pan

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives have agreed to reschedule the voting day for this year's simultaneous regional elections to Dec.

Prashanth Parameswaran – Last week, Timor-Leste's premier withdrew his resignation, citing the need for continuity in the country's political leadership to see out the battle against t

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili – The prime minister of East Timor withdrew his resignation on Wednesday, saying he would stay in power to oversee the battle against the coronavirus pandemic as t

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The government, the House of Representatives and the General Elections Commission (KPU) have agreed to delay the 2020 regional election amid the COVID-19 pande

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Michael Leach – In late January, Timor-Leste's governing alliance collapsed after the largest coalition party, Xanana Gusmao's CNRT, abstained on the government budget, leading to the

Prashanth Parameswaran – Since January, Timor-Leste's politics has been shrouded in uncertainty following the collapse of its previous governing coalition after the failure to pass a b

Jakarta – The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to issue a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) following the General Electi

Dili – The leader of the new political coalition, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, asked the president of the republic to dismiss the current prime minister, Taur Matan Ruak.

Ghina Ghaliya and Arya Dipa, Jakarta and Bandung – Several regions have postponed the preliminary stages of the 2020 regional elections because of the COVID-19 pandemic.