Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The strategy of the Berkarya (Working) Party that "sells" the Soeharto's New Order leadership in the campaign ahead of the 2019 Election is deemed not salable.

Jakarta – Democratic Party deputy chairman Rachland Nashidik says party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will go "all out" to campaign for the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno presidentia

Jakarta (Antara) – Presidential and vice presidential candidates pair Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno (Prabowo-Sandi) claimed that they wanted to build the economy by sidin

Jakarta – Democratic Party legislative candidates have been directed to campaign by championing the achievements of party chairman and former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) du

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Chairman of Democratic Party's Joint Task Force Command (Kogasma) Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono or AHY said his party did not depend on the coattail effect fr

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Both presidential hopefuls from the ruling and the opposing parties have equally shared several political mishaps and exchanged unsubstantial statements

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Grace Natalie quipped the presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto as a conservative politician beca

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Democrat Party Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is determined that Indonesia's political climate underwent a change that is burdened with SARA

Jakarta – Since the presidential election campaign began two months ago, presidential hopefuls incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto have yet to offer

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – In remarks that have ruffled political feathers, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has used an Indonesian folklore reference to

Nelson de la Cruz, Jakarta – East Timor's ruling coalition in parliament has voted to block a planned trip by President Francisco Guterres to the Vatican, where he was due to meet Pope

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – A member of the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno campaign team, Sapto Waluyo, said his team has studied Prabowo's promise on halting imports once he gets elected as

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's promise to stop the importation of fuel and food if he was elected next year have triggered a debate and criticism, particularly from

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – Presidential contender Prabowo Subianto's attempt to highlight inequality in the country by joking about "tampang Boyolali" (the look of Boyolali people) has

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Tsarina Maharani, Jakarta – The coordinating spokesperson for the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno election campaign team, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, says that God Almighty and militancy ar

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – The word "sontoloyo" has enjoyed a prolonged five-minutes of fame since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo uttered it on Tuesday.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has declared that several videotrons displaying campaign advertisements for the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin preside

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has once again upheld the threshold for political parties in nominating presidential candidates, in the latest and perhaps the

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto gave his response upon being asked about the latest LSI Denny JA poll result which suggested Prabowo-Sandiaga's ele

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto said, during the commemoration of the inaugural Indonesian Santri Front anniversary, backed by Indonesian Islamic F

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Heading toward the 2019 presidential election, Jokowi's camp seems to have learned from the 2014 election where they lost the voters' concentration area of West J

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Voxpol Center Research and Consulting executive director, Pangi Syarwi Chaniago, responded to the red note written by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in terms of

James Massola, Jakarta – It's the slogan that helped propel Donald Trump to the White House, emblazoned on hats, bumper stickers and t-shirts across the USA and which has resonated arou

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) commissioner Mochammad Afifuddin said the fundraising advertisement of presidential and vice presidential pair Jokowi-Ma'ruf

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – As it turns out, several retired Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Generals have not gone entirely into retirement heading toward the 2019 Presidential Election.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's Gerindra Party has accused two of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ministers of publicly demonstrating politic

Jakarta – The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) has launched a program called the Protecting Voting Rights Movement (GMHP) to verify the city's electoral roll ahead of

Jakarta – A Gerindra Party Jakarta councillor running for reelection is being investigated for reportedly campaigning at a state junior high school in West Jakarta.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The campaign team of incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin is eyeing conglomerates for financial contributions.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) secretary-general Mustafa Kamal said negative campaigns are not aimed to slander a political opponent.

They may be knot-tying experts, but most members of the Indonesian Scout Movement (Pramuka) are nowhere near old enough to vote.

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – The School of Husbandry at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has prohibited a seminar involving two former ministers, who are members of presidential candidate pair

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – The presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto exemplifies the action of the United States which declared a trade war with China.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin camp has criticized Prabowo Subianto's "Make Indonesia Great Again" speech, an obvious refe

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – A total of seven people who claimed to have joined 212 Act declared themselves as representatives of Eks 212 Kawal Kiai Ma'ruf Amin (ex-212 alumni guard Kiai Ma'r

Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto and running mate Sandiaga Uno were on the campaign trail with visits to different pesantren (Islamic boarding school) over the weekend.

Jakarta (Antara) – Presidential Candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto denied the notion that he was hungry for power.

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Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) executive director Djayadi Hanan says that the Prabowo Subianto camp was the worst hit by the negative impact of Ratna Sarumpaet's

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – President hopeful Prabowo Subianto planned to address his concern on state condition and recent economy agenda in a press conference today, October 5, sa

Jakarta – Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) advisory board deputy chairperson and younger brother of Gerindra chairperson Prabowo Subianto, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, claims that

Jakarta – The Jakarta Council (DPRD) has announced the resignation of five members planning to run for different political parties in the 2019 legislative elections.

Jakarta – As part of an effort to maintain media neutrality in anticipation of next year's presidential and legislative elections, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has organ

Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) has reminded the heads of neighborhood units (RT) and community units (RW) not to get involved in campaign activities fo

Arie Firdaus (Benar News) – Campaigning for next year's presidential and parliamentary elections in Indonesia has begun, with analysts saying they expect smear tactics and vote-buying t

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Jakarta – The 16 political parties participating in next year's general elections have submitted their initial campaign budget to the General Elections Commission (KPU), the latter's co

Andi Hajramurni, Suherdjoko, Rizal Harahap, and Apriadi Gunawan, Makassar/Semarang/Pekanbaru/Medan – Cities have pledged to host peaceful campaign events amid concerns over rising secta

Jakarta – The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno national campaign teams reported their initial campaign funds to the General Elections Commission (KPU)