Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Human Rights, Wiranto, held a closed meeting with a number of ministers in his office in Medan Merdeka Barat, Cen

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police deployed around one thousand personnel to secure the rally staged by people joined in Aksi Tolak Pemilu Curang (Act against Election Fraud)

Jakarta – As in previous years, the 2019 legislative elections have resulted in cases of depression among losing candidates and their campaign teams.

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's chief security minister said on Wednesday accusations that the government and security forces conspired with election agencies to conduct

Jakarta – Calls have been mounting for incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo and rival Prabowo Subianto to immediately hold a one-on-one meeting and ease tensions between the two

Indonesia's military says elections held last week in Papua went smoothly, despite threats of more violence from rebels.

Andri Sulistyo with Kiki Sirigar in Jakarta – Political hopeful Yayat Abdurahman bet that he would be a winner among some 245,000 candidates in Indonesia's huge election last week, but

While the General Election Commission (KPU) has received much praise for their generally smooth implementation of the biggest one-day democratic elections in the world on Wednesday, th

Alexander R Arifianto – Indonesia's presidential elections took place on 17 April 2019, after an eight-month political contest that was characterised by some as "the most polarised ele

Thomas Pepinsky, New York – The early estimates from Indonesia's Apr 17 presidential, legislative, and regional elections have the incumbent, President Joko Widodo, defeating his oppon

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Amid political tension surrounding the election results, an aide of incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has jumped into the fray and called for t

Nithin Coca – Quiet. Boring. Stable.

Jakarta – The government agency tasked with organizing elections is scrambling to find extra funds to compensate the families of polling station workers who have died on duty during la

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As tensions intensified between incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto over the expected results in the Indonesia election las

While Sandiaga Uno didn't have the hiccups that supposedly kept him off stage when Prabowo Subianto claimed "victory" for the first time on Wednesday, the expression on his face during

As a former general and the head of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto has long been an intimidating political powerhouse, but the sheer amount of jokes being made on social media ab

Ghina Ghaliya, Syofiardi Bachyul JB and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta, Padang, and Medan – Thousands of polling stations across Indonesia are expected to hold revotes to make up for technic

Christian Lee & Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Korsa, or common loyalty shared by members of a specific group, apparently does matter and plays an important role in political communi

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – The electoral victory of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo last week represents a win for the nation's political elite.

Aman Rochman, Malang, East Java – The local offices of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Jakarta and East Java reported over the weekend that they recommended holding revot

Muhamad Al Azhari & Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Repeated victory declarations by presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto – despite quick count results pointing to an easy win for his

Robert Wardi & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Public Opinion Survey Association, or Persepi, challenged presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his campaign team on Saturday to

Jakarta – There are many reasons Indonesians call the country's quintennial elections "parties of democracy."

James Massola, Jakarta – About a month ago, in the cut and thrust of the Indonesian presidential debate, Prabowo Subianto quoted the ancient Athenian historian Thucydides: "The strong d

Indonesia's presidential challenger on Friday slammed pollsters as untrustworthy and said they should move to Antarctica so they could "lie to the penguins", as he refused to concede d

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – Sandiaga "Sandi" Uno, the billionaire running mate of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, again failed to make an appearance at the latter's latest "victo

Indonesia pulled off a complex yet peaceful election across its vast – and ethnically diverse – island territory this week, cementing its place as a democratic beacon in a sea of autho

Papua's governor, Lukas Enembe, says people should wait for the official vote count in Indonesia's elections before claiming victory.

Febriana Firdaus, Yahukimo, West Papua, Indonesia – It was late on Tuesday afternoon, just hours before Indonesia was due to go to the polls, and the ballots had still not arrived in M

Jakarta – Presidential contender Prabowo Subianto asked his supporters to remain peaceful and act in accordance with the constitution during mass prayers held in front of his house in

Jakarta – Presidential contender Prabowo Subianto is preparing to hold mass prayers in front of his house after Friday prayers in South Jakarta on Friday.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has called on broadcasting companies to not only focus on quick-count results but also give attention to the General Elections Co

Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on his party officials to closely monitor any possible unrest following the election, amid plans by presidential

Fana Suparman & Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said in a speech during yet another victory declaration on Friday that people would take to the

Pacific Media Centre – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has claimed a successful boycott of the Indonesian election on Wednesday, estimating that about 60 percent

Syofiardi Bachyul and Dyaning Pangestika, Padang and Jakarta – Many polling station working committees (KPPS) worked through the night preparing and counting votes for the presidential

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has denied allegations that it is trying to conduct "systematic cheating" to favor a certain presidential candidate b

Anne Barker == "I will be a president for all Indonesians." No, they are not the words of a victorious Joko Widodo, who looked certain last night to have won a second term as Indonesia

Jakarta – Following the legislative elections held on Wednesday, the newcomer Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), championed by many young urban middle class voters, seems set to fall s

Nur Yasmin & Christian Lee, Jakarta – The Indonesia Solidarity Party, or PSI, has surprised many by attracting the fourth-most votes – based on quick-count results – in Jakarta in

Jakarta – Supporters of presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno plan to gather around the National Monument (Monas) on Friday afternoon to celebrate the

Arys Aditya, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has claimed victory in the country's election, citing unofficial quick count results from Wednesday's voting and settin

When Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto declared victory yesterday, despite quick count results all pointing to a victory for President Joko Widodo, the conspicuous absence of his runn

After presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto declared victory yesterday, despite clearly losing to incumbent President Joko Widodo in the quick count results done by every survey grou

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – General Elections Committee (KPU) Chairman Arief Budiman announced that the 2019 general elections Indonesia held yesterday garnered high participation level accu

After a long, bitter, but largely uneventful campaign, Indonesians have finally had their say.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto again declared victory on Thursday afternoon – his third time since the April 17 election.

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The 2019 legislative election has left little surprise as major parties are expected to keep the status quo in the country's legislative assemblies.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has been called on to investigate and make a decision on whether to carry out a revote, following reports of the discove

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The top brass of the Indonesian military and police met on Thursday (18/04), a day after Indonesians went to the polls to elect a president and legislative re