Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono is eyeing to make Indonesia's millennial generation as his future base voters.

Konradus Epa – Leaders of hard-line Islamic groups in Indonesia have called on Muslims to only vote for co-religionists in elections for public office.

Amy Chew, Kuala Lumpur – Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has warned that politicians who use Islam to win votes inevitably end up discriminating against minorities an

Adam Prierza, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Fadli Zon said that there is nothing special about the high electability rating of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in a s

Arkhelaus Wisnu Triyogo, Jakarta – Pollster Organisasi Kesejahteraan Rakyat (Orkesta) chairman Poempida Hidayatullah said the Functional Group (Golkar) Party's electability has plummeted to 7.3 per

Jason Koutsoukis and Karlis Salna, Jakarta and Singapore – An Indonesian media tycoon who has partnered with US President Donald Trump's family said he'll back President Joko Widodo for a second te

Amirullah, Jakarta – Former Golkar Chairman and current Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that the sudden drop of Golkar's electability is mainly caused Setya Novanto's bad reputation.

Jakarta – The Gerindra Party says its chairman, Prabowo Subianto, is ready to participate personally in campaign activities in Central Java's gubernatorial election next year.

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – The national meeting (Munas) and major conference (Konbes) of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), ended on Saturday with a c

Istman Musaharun Pramadiba, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that Functional Group (Golkar) party would continue to support President Joko Widodo or Jokowi in the upcoming 2019 Presidentia

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – Indonesia's ongoing effort to arrest the Speaker of the House, Setya Novanto, for corruption has been playing out in headlines with melodramatic turns, from a hospital s

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has strong opinions regarding Indonesia's political climate that he thinks is becoming unethical and has forgotten about the values of political politeness

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Golkar's support for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is likely at stake as the party is reportedly preparing a congress in response to mounting pressure from party members

Adinda Putri, Jakarta – Identity politics, utilizing ethnic and religious sentiments by politicians to solidify their own political bases, is expected to reemerge during the 2019 presidential elect

Sheany, Jakarta – The National Democratic Party, or Nasdem, on Wednesday (15/11) nominated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as its candidate in the 2019 presidential election.

Jakarta – Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, the son of former president and Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, continued his trip to meet senior figures in an attempt to gain support and p

Jakarta – Golkar Party, the second-largest party in West Java with 17 legislative seats, officially endorsed on Friday popular Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil for the 2018 West Java gubernatorial electi

Bogor, West Java – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his patron, the chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Megawati Soekarnoputri, held a meeting over a traditional me

East Timor's new government has suffered a major setback after opposition parties vetoed its policy programme, a blow that could see the impoverished young democracy return to the polls.

Tensions remain high in Tolikara in West Papua's Highlands amid ongoing election-related unrest.

By Max Lane

Executive summary

Jakarta – Twenty-seven political parties have registered with the General Elections Commission, or KPU, to compete in the legislative election in 2019, an official said on Tuesday (17/10).

Dili – The 7th Timorese constitutional government, a minority government, will face the first great test in Parliament next week, with the debate of the executive's Program to be able to condition

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Zara Amelia and Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Six people were injured with several windows damaged following a violent riot that attacked the Home Affairs Ministry Headquarters on Wednesday, October 11.

Sirisha Veera – 2017 has been a positive year for Timor-Leste politics. Despite initial fears, both the May presidential election and the July parliamentary election concluded peacefully.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) has revealed on Monday that aspirations had been growing among party cadres to nominate Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.

Lindsay Murdoch – East Timor's three opposition parties say they are ready to form a parliamentary majority alliance to take office if programs of a newly sworn-in minority government fail to gain

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Election watchdog the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) has warned the General Elections Commission (KPU) to show professionalism and act without discriminat

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has accused rival politicians of spreading rumors about declining consumer purchasing power as part of their strategy to win the legislative and presidentia

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili – East Timor President Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres swore in the remaining members of the new cabinet on Tuesday and urged the first minority government since independence to fo

Jakarta – Former TV presenter Grace Natalie, now the chairwoman of Indonesian Solidarity Party, or PSI, a new political party established after the 2014 Indonesian presidential election, is urging

Jakarta – Chief patron of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto has said he no longer wants to rub shoulders with political elites in Jakarta given their predilection for lies.

Thomas Ora, Dili and Michael Sainsbury, Bangkok – Timor-Leste faces fresh political uncertainty after the youth focused Khunto Party pulled out of a three-way coalition two days before the Sept.

East Timor swore in a new government Friday, led by a returning prime minister who experts say will need to wean the country off its reliance on oil revenues and diversify the economy.

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili – East Timor is set to swear in Mari Alkatiri for a second stint as prime minister, the country's president said on Thursday, with Asia's youngest democracy facing stiff challe

Thomas Oro, Dili – Muslim politician Mari Alkatiri, who quit as prime minister 2006 after four years as the mainly Catholic nation's first parliamentary leader after its independence, is set for a

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Four activists and watchdogs are set to file a judicial review request with the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to challenge an article in the 2017 Elections Law o

East Timor's new parliament is ready to be sworn in next week but it's still unclear who will be prime minister.

Jakarta – The leadership of Golkar Party's youth wing held a meeting with former president BJ Habibie on Monday, calling for the veteran politician to intervene in the party's leadership stand-off.

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati warned on Sunday politicians against abusing the annual funding for political parties, which had been significantly increased by the government.

Jakarta – The Golkar Party has pledged to support the reelection bid of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the 2019 presidential election and that it would deliver the bulk of votes for the incumben

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Bitter rivalry during this year's simultaneous elections, including in Papua, have forced the Papua Police to partner with the Indonesian Military (TNI) and th

Jakarta – A controversial election bill has been passed after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed it into law on Wednesday, presidential spokesperson Johan Budi said on Saturday.

Siktus Harson, Jakarta – Three weeks after its parliamentary election, Asia's most Catholic nation Timor-Leste remains leaderless and could be heading for a minority government.

A new party in East Timor's parliament has tapped into rising disenfranchisement among the youth and anxiety over the country's economic survival.

Michael Leach – East Timorese politics remain in a post-election limbo as the parties elected to parliament just over a fortnight ago negotiate to form government.

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Jakarta – The head of the Nasdem faction at the House of Representatives, Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat, has been reported to the National Police's criminal investigation department (Bareskrim) for all

Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) will not declare support for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's reelection in the near future, a party executive has said.