Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Musician turned political activist Ahmad Dhani will still be considered as a member of the Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno campaign team (BPN) despi

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As voting day draws near, the presidential candidates, incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto, have stepped up their campaigns

Ahead of the Presidential Election on 17 April, many Indonesian voters have begun publicly declaring an intention to not cast a vote, or golput.

Astari Pinasthika Sarosa, Jakarta – Ahead of the Presidential Election and Legislative Election slated to take place on April 17, 2019, a mass organization 'We The Youth' held a campai

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – "Hi guys," 22-year-old legislative candidate Tsamara Amany says in the opening to the latest video on her Instagram account.

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno criticized 31 regional heads in Central Java for publicly declaring support for the incumbent candidate Joko W

While many analysts have predicted that "Islamic mobilization" (i.e.

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – Making up nearly half of the electorate, millennials are at the top of every political party's target group list this election year.

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The assessment by sociologist Ariel Heryanto on Indonesians that choose to be non-voters or 'Golput' is mainly caused by people's crisis of trust against the go

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Prabowo-Sandiaga Uno campaign team (BPN) spokesman Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak announced the team will pay attention to the issue of potential non-vote

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Jakarta – Civil society organisations grouped under the Civil Society Coalition have declared that not casting a vote or golput (white movement) in elections is a right and not a crime

Ibnu Hariyanto, Jakarta – In the lead up to the 2019 presidential and legislative elections in April a movement has emerged promoting golput or white movement, meaning those who do not

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Jakarta (Antara) – Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) director Arief Maulana predicted that the number of abstainers or golput in the upcoming 2019 election would increase when

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for civil rights asserted that people who choose to be abstainers, locally known as golput (Golongan Putih), in the general

Jakarta – Disappointment with incumbent presidential candidate President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is one of the reasons why people are choosing not to vote or golongan putih (white group,

Jakarta – The Nanggroe Aceh Party (PNA) has decided to support incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin in the 2019 presidential election.

On 17 January, Indonesia's presidential candidates faced each other in the first of five televised debates as the country heads toward elections in April.

As Indonesians head to the polls in April, religion and the economy will likely take center stage as President Joko Widodo seeks re-election, experts told CNBC.

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Sheany, Jakarta – Civil society groups and human rights organizations have expressed concern over the future of law enforcement and the protection of human rights in Indonesia, sharing

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – The first presidential candidate debate is over, but candidates Joko "Jokowi" Widodo with his running mate Ma'ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto and his running

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesian presidential contender Prabowo Subianto is trying to cultivate an image as a pious Muslim, with analysts calling his recent national address an effort to

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – Ma'ruf Amin was anything but young and millennial – until he showed up for the first presidential debate on Thursday night.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – With their moustaches, traditional headwear and big campaign promises, Nurhadi and Aldo resemble almost any other politician.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin squared off against Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno last night in the first of five presidential debates.

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesian presidential contender Prabowo Subianto on Thursday blamed terror attacks in the country on foreigners and said homegrown extremism was the result of Ind

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – A subdued performance from Joko Widodo's running mate in the first televised election debate has raised questions over his ability to support the Indonesian Pr

Sheany and Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – Incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was not shy to throw a few jabs in the first presidential debate on Thursday, pushing his challenger, Prabowo Subian

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The first 2019 presidential debate between candidate pairs Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Un

James Massola, Jakarta – It was billed as the great debate on law, corruption, terrorism and human rights.

The much-awaited first presidential debate finally took place on Thursday evening, pitting incumbent President Joko Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin against Prabowo Subianto and

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Incumbent Joko Widodo will face his only challenger for the Indonesian presidency, former Army general Prabowo Subianto, on Thursday in the first televised deb

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Terrorism, human rights, legal affairs and corruption will take centre stage when President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his opponent Prabowo

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The 2019 presidential race appears to have overshadowed the legislative election in the past few months, leaving in the shade the battle among politic

Jakarta – Attacking each other, slander and the use of SARA (sectarian and identity politics) being accentuated by the presidential election candidates is disappointing the millennial

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Contrary to what his campaign chairman hinted, Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto did not announce his withdrawal from the presidential race during a televised address yesterday evenin

Alexander R Arifianto – Prabowo Subianto enters the 2019 Indonesian presidential election with lukewarm elite support as well as lack of financial resources to fund his campaign.

Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) and the General Elections Commission (KPU) are set to coordinate with the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) to evaluate pote

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police force is to deploy up to 2,000 officers to secure the first presidential debate at the Bidakara Hotel in South Jakarta, which is scheduled for Thursday.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The presidential election debate can influence undecided voters, but it is unlikely to change the minds of those who have thrown support behind Joko "

Jakarta – The Aceh Clerics Council, which groups Muslim clerics in Aceh, said that it has postponed indefinitely the Quran reading test it proposed for presidential candidates Joko "Jo

It appears that the Aceh-based Council of Preachers Association (IDA) is quite insistent that Indonesia's presidential and VP candidates take a Quran reading test in order to prove the

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Bogor Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto was questioned on Friday for allegedly violating the Election Law after raising his index figure during a meeting with vice-presid

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) hopes that the candidates who will fight it out in the 2019 presidential election can explain their views

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is proposing deep tax cuts to stimulate South-east Asia's largest economy, copying the playbook successfully us

John McBeth, Jakarta – To no one's surprise, conservative cleric Ma'ruf Amin, the 75-year-old running mate forced on President Joko Widodo at the nomination deadline, is proving to be