Timor-Leste goes to the polls in 2017 with little in the way of a genuine policy debate. The political scene is dominated by former revolutionary leaders and the jostling between them.

Jakarta – Arya Fernandes, a political observer from the think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, or CSIS, gave a warning to the government to keep a close eye on next month's loca

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Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has denied a statement earlier made by party deputy chairman Arif Poyuono, which claimed the party had been offered four ministerial positions by

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The self-styled king of dangdut, Rhoma Irama, appeared on stage on Sunday to mark the very first national meeting of his new political party, the Peaceful and Benig

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Rumors of a possible Cabinet reshuffle intensified on Tuesday after the Gerindra Party, the largest opposition party, claimed to have been offered C

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – All segments of society should more actively participate in the assessment process of General Elections Commission (KPU) and Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) commissi

Oliver Holmes, Bangkok – Donald Trump's Indonesian business partner, a billionaire developer and media mogul, has announced he might run for president in Indonesia's 2019 elections.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – After making a surprise move to appoint an outsider to chair its party, Hanura Party elites have reverted to a more typical rationale by appointing a former militar

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is not giving up its fight for leadership posts at the House of Representatives more than two years after it eme

Moses Ompusunggu and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial election candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and his running mate Sylviana Murni will remain eligible in spite of infighting within t

Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) has ruled in favor of senior United Development Party (PPP) politician Djan Faridz, who challenged a ministerial decree that recognized Muham

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Top leaders of the country's two-biggest political parties – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri and Golkar Party chai

Ina Parlina and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairwoman of his Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), at the State

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) recommendation that the state should cover half of the annual expenses of political parties in Indonesia has drawn criticism from a political

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – The Papua General Elections Commission (KPU) is set to introduce several changes to the noken voting system, which will be used in six of the province's 11 reg

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP), the nation's oldest Islamist party, is moving further to the right in its attempt to appeal to increasingly conservative voters

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Golkar Party, the country's oldest and second-largest political party, is again facing internal strife, with party elites sharply divided over whether Golkar sh

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Jakarta – President Jokowi "Jokowi" Widodo visited the Gerindra, or Great Indonesia Movement, Party chairman Prabowo Subianto at his mansion in Bogor, West Java, for a meeting on Monday (31/10).

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – With lawmakers having only around six or seven months to pass the election bill into law, questions have been raised over their ability to produce a quality law tha

Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. M.

Agnes Anya and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Thousands of police and military personnel are being prepared to confront any possible outbreak of violence when a fresh demonstration, set to involve thousan

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The upcoming deliberations over an election bill could become an existential battle for smaller parties, with major parties, again, pushing for a higher electoral t

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The campaign period for the Jakarta gubernatorial race kicked off Friday with a joint declaration by human rights activists and leading Muslim figures to promote an electio

Paulina Quintao – A total of 319 women have registered to run for suku (village) chief in the upcoming suku elections.

Karen J. Coates – Timor-Leste will hold elections on Oct. 29 to determine the country's next local leaders.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Controversy over a verse in the Quran used against incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has not ended yet as the gubernatorial election enters its camp

Lala Soares – With Hillary Clinton in the race to be the first female president of the United States and British Prime Minister Theresa May and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel leading some of th

Next year's historic second round of simultaneous regional elections in 101 provinces, regencies and cities across the archipelago is touted as reflecting Indonesia's democracy, which remains stifl

Jakarta – The second round of the simultaneous regional elections coming your way, 18 years after political reform began, is expected to reflect how Indonesia's democracy is bogged down by the over

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – After a coalition of political parties announced that it was nominating Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono as its Jakarta gubernatorial candidate last month, people were quick to suspe

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Volunteers from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), RelaNU, praised Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja for his concern for the livelihoods of Muslims during the celebrati

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Arya Dipa and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Surabaya/Bandung/Padang – After first erupting in Jakarta, anti-Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama sentiment has spread to other cities amid an

Jakarta – Contrary to what his detractors claimed during the 2014 presidential election campaign, that then Jakarta governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was a political novice, President Jokowi has turned

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Maverick Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or Ahok, as he is known, has never had a filter.

Jakarta – A massive demonstration against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on Friday cost the agency around Rp 60 million (US$4,620) to restore a pocket park in front of City Hall acc

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Religious figures have made a joint statement to call for peace and tolerance for the regional elections.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the Jakarta gubernatorial election draws near, social media has increasingly turned into a hotspot for smear campaigns with internet users posting a large amount of inv

Paulina Quintao – Three-hundred women candidates in 12 municipalities, including Oecusse, have been confirmed for the upcoming suku (village) elections later this month.

Jakarta – National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) called for the public and the media to focus on more important matters like transparency, flood mitigation and forced evictions, rather t

Around 10,000 security personnel from the National Police, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Community Protection Agency (linmas) will be deployed to guard the 2017 general elections in Papua.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the two largest Islamic organizations in the country, have made it clear that they are neutral in the Jakarta gubernatorial election

Jakarta – Gerindra Party leader Prabowo Subianto said differences in politics did not always have to be resolved in a serious manner, but could be ironed out over a plate of fried rice.

Robert Isidorus, Jakarta – A bomb was thrown at the home of Golkar Party politician Martinus Anthon Werimon in Jayapura, Papua, on Thursday morning (13/10) in an incident believed to be connected t

Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department has launched an investigation into defamation allegations lodged against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The religious defamation issue will not affect Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's electability in the gubernatorial election, a political analyst

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the Jakarta election draws near, pollsters are releasing their survey results to help candidates understand public opinion of them while of course promoting their names

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The gubernatorial race is particularly challenging for young voters in Jakarta, with the religion card being played by certain groups and the nation's political elites doing w