Jakarta – The official announcement of the presidential candidates shows that the election in 2019 will be more or less a repeat of that in 2014, with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo fac

The sky did fall on the Democratic Party, metaphorically speaking, following a whirlwind of political drama yesterday.

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has chosen a conservative Muslim cleric who has railed against homosexuality and once issued a fatwa against secularism as his running mate for next yea

Tom Allard, Maikel Jefriando, Jakarta – Indonesia's president, Joko Widodo, brandished his nationalist and religious credentials on Friday amid reports he had come under pressure from I

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is angry at the Democratic Party and threatened to sue Democratic Party politician Andi Arief over his allegation of Rp 500 billion (US$34.6

Jakarta – Top officials at the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) denied an accusation that the parties had received Rp 500 billion (US$34.6 million) fr

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan says Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno has been approached to run for vice president in the 2019 presidential election in a pairing with Gerindra Pa

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President Joko Widodo has now played his part in making this one of the most surprising days in modern Indonesian politics by choosing a running mate for next year's election that very

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Gerindra Party Deputy Chairman Fadli Zon confirmed that there was a one-on-one meeting between Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto and Democratic Party Chairman Su

Muhammad Isa, Jakarta – The main issue that the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) predicts would hinder the 2019 Presidential Election is the emergence of identity politics and SA

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo defended his recent speech on Monday, which has stirred accusations of inciting hatred by his opponents, saying that he never intended to promot

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – There is a likelihood that the National Mandate Party (PAN) joins the coalition of parties that backs President Joko "Jokowi"

Sheany, Jakarta – The Beringin Karya Party, commonly known as Berkarya, is still holding out hope that the Constitutional Court will approve a petition to scrap the current threshold ne

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Zulkifli Hasan, said his party has not determined its support for Joko Widodo or Prabowo Subianto.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The Communication Agency member of the Gerindra Party Central Board (DPP) Andre Rosiade deplored the statement by the President Joko Widodo or Jokowi to his volu

Jakarta – Secretary-General of the Berkarya (Working) Party Priyo Budi Santoso, said that the blusukan (field monitoring operation) by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had actually been d

Jakarta – The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) has issued a letter to the Gerindra Party's Jakarta executive board asking it to replace councilor Mohamad Taufik on its

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Democratic Party Deputy Secretary General Putu Supadma Rudana said that democrat's party chairman Susilo 'SBY' Bambang Yudhoyono was asked by Gerindra Ch

Jakarta – Setting the stage for a re-run of Indonesia's 2014 election, former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Monday he would support an opposition leader to challenge Presid

Prabowo Subianto received a huge boost in his potential bid to run for president in next year's election today by gaining the endorsement of former president and current Democratic Part

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Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Gerindra Party helmsman Prabowo Subianto said his meeting with Susilo "SBY" Bambang Yudhoyono, the chairman of the Democrat Party, at his Kertanegara residence to

Jakarta (Antara) – Former protesters of the 2017 mass-rally in Jakarta '212-alumni', announced their presidential and vice presidential candidates for the upcoming 2019 presidential ele

Fadli, Batam – About 150 people claiming to be supporters of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo tried to prevent Neno Warisman, an opposition activist with the #2019ChangePresident campaign

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Islamic Defender Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab is optimistic the pair of presidential candidate carried out by the Community Coalition could win against th

Jakarta – In a rare statement, Gerindra Party chairman and presumptive presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said he was ready to throw support behind other eligible people to run for

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The opposition coalition may not necessarily field Gerindra Party patron Prabowo Subianto in the upcoming presidential election, Prosperous Justice Par

Jakarta – Opportunistic politicians have been switching allegiance from one party to another since the wake of strongman Suharto's downfall in 1998, but never had this political circus

Early this month, the General Elections Commission (KPU) officially banned those who have been convicted of corruption from running for public office, despite opposition from parliament

As things stand, President Joko Widodo's huge coalition of six political parties should make his path to re-election next year very smooth, barring any extraordinary surprises.

Jakarta – Democratic Party deputy secretary-general Rachland Nashidik has tweeted a controversial message saying he is ready to work with the devil to beat President Joko "Jokowi" Widod

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James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Bogor – He has beaten corruption charges, spent time in jail for ordering the assassination of a Supreme Court judge, made a fortune that once ran to

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Jakarta – The six political parties standing behind President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's reelection bid have agreed on a vice-presidential candidate after party leaders met with the Preside

Jakarta – West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Governor Muhammad Zainul Majdi, also known as Tuan Guru Bajang (TGB), has resigned from the Democratic Party a few weeks after declaring his support f

Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – The 212 Alumni or the PA 212 brotherhood held a meeting with a number of political party officials at Sultan Hotel, South Jakarta, Monday, July 23.

Adinda Normala, Jakarta – The Beringin Karya Party, commonly known as Berkarya, held training for its legislative candidates in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday (22/07), to prepare for next

Last week was the registration deadline for candidates seeking to compete for seats in Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) and one of the most surprising contenders to announce t

Indonesians are spoilt for choice when it comes to the number of political parties they can vote for (not that they're always good choices, considering almost all of our parties differ

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Chairman of the Berkarya (Working) Party Hutomo Mandala Putra or Tommy Suharto said, as a politician and a son of former second President of Indonesia

Indonesian dictator Suharto's youngest son – who was convicted of ordering the assassination of a supreme court judge – will run for a seat in parliament, his political party said Frida

Adinda Normala, Jakarta – With the period to register as presidential candidate getting close, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's main potential competitor, Prabowo Subianto, has been mee

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Panca Nugraha, Jakarta – West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Governor Muhammad Zainul Majdi, affectionately known as Tuan Guru Bajang (TGB), may or may not be chosen as

Jakarta (Antara) – A group of approximately 3,000 people from students of Islamic boarding schools, mass organizations, including Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Banjar City chapter in West Java,

Jakarta – The secretary general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Hasto Kristiyanto, said Tuesday that Rizieq Shihab's lawyer, Kapitra Ampera, was among the hopefu