David Hutt – On May 19, as dignitaries gathered in Dili for the inauguration of Timor-Leste's new president, Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres, the ceremony had an added significance as the new nation ce

Thomas Ora, Dili – Timor Leste's new president Francisco Guterres inherits a nation beset by critical problems, including poor education, high employment, and abject poverty.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – Amid growing rumors of another internal split, former Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has called on all party members to maintain solidari

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Responding to rumors of disharmony between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, senior Golkar Party politician and senior Cabinet member L

Jakarta – Titi Anggraini, the director of elections watchdog Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), has said the House of Representatives should pass the election bill into a law as so

Helen Davidson, Dili – National pride is a serious business for Timor-Leste, a young country with a violent history.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has sent warning letters to four Indonesia television stations – RCTI, Global TV, MNC TV and iNews TV – ordering them to stop airing a United

Jakarta – Experts have criticized the open-limited system introduced into an election bill by the House of Representatives.

Jewel Topsfield, Hambalang, West Java – Prabowo Subianto has been described in Indonesia for years as a "former military strongman" and "The General".

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Democratic Party chairman and former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has demanded neutrality of the state in the 2018 regional elections as well as the 2019 legislative

Jakarta – The government is backing a proposal to maintain a provision on the presidential threshold in the election bill being deliberated at the House of Representatives.

Jakarta – Former National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais said he expects Jakarta's presumptive governor-elect, Anies Baswedan, to stay in office for his full five-year tenure.

Jakarta – Low voter turnout remains a problem in Bekasi, West Java, with only 49.46 percent of eligible voters having gone to the polling stations in the last regional election in 2012.

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Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – The Jayapura District Court has sentenced 19 district heads from Jayapura regency, Papua, to six months' probation for election violations.

Agus Maryono, Banyumas, Central Java – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has called on the House of Representatives to immediately complete the deliberation of the election bill and later pass

Jakarta – Rating agency Fitch Ratings said on Thursday (20/04) tensions witnessed during the Jakarta governor poll could resurface in the run-up to Indonesia's next presidential election in 2019 an

Jakarta – Golkar chairman Setya Novanto has asked all party members to start putting up banners announcing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo" as Golkar's presidential candidate for the 2019 election.

Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory message to Francisco Guterres, also known as Lu-Olo, on being elected president of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

Paulina Quintao – Data from the Secretariat of Technical and Electoral Administration (STAE) showed lower rates of voter participation in this year's presidential election, with 214,337 of 743,150

Paulina Quintao – President elect Francisco 'Lu-Olo' Guterres has congratulated the Timorese people for entrusting him with their votes for the 2017-2022 term.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives Commission II overseeing home affairs has said the selection team for new commissioners at the General Elections Commission (KPU) and E

Jakarta – A recent proposal from lawmakers to hand the chairmanship of the General Elections Commission (KPU) to a political party member attracted criticism on Monday.

A former guerrilla fighter vowed on Saturday to keep peace and unity as East Timor's new president, delivering a victory speech after the final tally showed he was on course to win the election.

A Timorese lawyer who helped draft Timor Leste's constitution says the way this week's presidential election ran demonstrates the country is growing as a nation.

David Hutt – Former guerrilla leader Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres is tipped to become the next president of Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, after exit polls showed he won a clear majority at

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – A veteran guerrilla commander is heading for a decisive victory in East Timor's presidential elections and is expected to be sworn in as the country's next head of state in

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – They rode ponies, steered boats and walked for kilometres along cloud-shrouded mountain paths to vote in East Timor's presidential election on Monday.

Amanda Hodge – East Timorese voters go to the polls today to elect their fourth president since Independence, in a contest shaping up as a referendum on whether the tiny nation is ready to move on

Felicity James – The people of Timor-Leste head to the polls today to elect a new president, with former guerrilla fighter Francisco "Lu'Olo" Guterres widely tipped to out-poll seven other candidat

Helen Davidson and Ben Doherty – A former revolutionary hero is expected to become Timor-Leste's next president as voters head to the polls in the country's first election since the departure of Un

Alexandre Assis, Dili – East Timorese flocked to political rallies on the final day of campaigning ahead of Monday's presidential election, as Asia's youngest democracy grapples with persistent pov

Jakarta – Golkar's board of experts chairman Agung Laksono has responded to a circulating rumor surrounding the possibility of Hutomo Mandala Putra, or Tommy Soeharto, running in the 2019 president

The Parsindo ("Partai Swara Rakyat Indonesia") political party has officially endorsed the candidacy of Hutomo Mandala Putra – also known as Tommy Suharto – for the 2019 Indonesian presidential ele

Jakarta – Tommy Soeharto, the youngest son of Soeharto, the longest running ruler of Indonesia, has gained support to run for the presidency in 2019 from the Parsindo Party and from his own Beringi

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Amid simmering tension in the campaign for the Jakarta gubernatorial runoff election, the family of Soeharto, the longest former serving-ruler of the country, has e

Michael Leach – Election year arrives again in Dili, with the presidential campaign starting today and culminating in a national vote on 20 March.

Felicity James – East Timor's electoral commission is giving some Timorese Australians the chance to vote in the country's upcoming elections for the first time since independence.

Paulina Quintao – Budget delays are impeding preparations by the Secretariat for Technical and Electoral Administration (STAE) for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for March 20 so that

Paulina Quintao – Eight candidates have confirmed that they will be contesting this year's presidential election after fulfilling the criteria, including the required number of supporters.

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has so far received 11 lawsuits regarding the results of the simultaneous local elections on Feb. 15, a spokesman said on Saturday (26/02).

Jakarta – Gufron Sakaril, chairman of the Indonesian People with Disabilities Association (PPDI), has said he hopes revisions to the nation's electoral laws will include the right of representation

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Bogor – The Hanura Party has inaugurated 17 members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) as its new executives.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Voter turnout in the first round of the Jakarta gubernatorial election on Feb.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Dogiyai, Papua – While voters across the archipelago went to polling stations to cast their votes in the simultaneous regional elections on Wednesday, it was a different scene i

Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has said Jakarta recorded the highest number of violations during the gubernatorial election on Feb. 15.

Jakarta – Election watchdog Aceh Elections Observer Coalition (KPPA) says it found 19 alleged violations during the election of regional heads in 16 areas across Aceh from Feb. 14 to Feb. 15.

Jakarta – All sole candidates running for regional head in the 2017 elections have won a majority in their respective areas, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has reported.

Jakarta – Polling stations in various parts of Indonesia reported poor voter turnout in the simultaneous regional elections on Wednesday (15/02).

Arya Dipa, Bandung – A police officer and another suspect have been arrested over an alleged smear campaign just hours before voting for a new mayor and deputy mayor began in Cimahi, West Java, on