Ina Parlina, Jakarta – After frequent attempts to relinquish the authority to settle regional election disputes, the Constitutional Court promised President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday it would

Jakarta – Supporters of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama have informed the Constitutional Court on their intention to file a judicial review if a revised regional elections bill is pa

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – A lawmaker is pushing the government to immediately sign the bill containing revisions of the 2015 Regional Elections Law so that it can be used for public purposes.

Jakarta – Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama says many parties have tried to stop him from seeking reelection in the 2017 gubernatorial election.

Pandaya, Jakarta – In March, furious Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politicians vowed to teach the Jakarta governor a lesson over his abrasive assertion to rerun as an independent

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Activists said the recently passed revisions to the Regional Election Law will seriously undermine the General Election Commission's independence while others pointed out th

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – After more than a month of intense deliberation, the House of Representatives finally passed on Thursday the regional elections bill into law, despite objections fr

Edo Karensa, Jakarta – The son of Indonesia's second president Suharto, Hutomo Mandala Putra, better known as Tommy Suharto, is among the politicians announced to lead the new Golkar Party structur

Jakarta – The Election and Democracy Syndicate has suggested the government return to a proportional electoral system for the 2019 legislative elections.

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – A political analyst has said Golkar newly appointed advisory board chief Aburizal Bakrie is likely to continue to play a leading role in the party, with a substantial

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party's (PKS) highest body, the majelis syuro (advisory council), has issued a binding recommendation that the party must remain in the Red-and-White Coalition (KMP

Far from its much-heralded theme of reconciliation, the Golkar Party congress in the Bali resort area of Nusa Dua has from the beginning displayed a revival of old animosity between warring party f

Jakarta – Controversial senior politician and Golkar Party lawmaker Setya Novanto gained the most votes at an extraordinary national meeting of the party in the early hours of Tuesday, handing him

Edo Karensa, Nusa Dua, Bali – The Golkar Party has officially announced it will support President Joko Widodo administration and leave the opposition Red and White Coalition as the country's oldest

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – Despite the potential the Golkar Party has because of its stance on the government, the party needs to be cautious in the run up to the 2019 general election after co

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, and Vice President Jusuf Kalla attended the opening of Golkar Party's extraordinary congress in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Saturday evening (14/0

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – The Golkar Party's ethics committee will organize a hearing on Thursday to investigate the alleged bribery of regional party officials by a chairman candidate.

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Jakarta – An internal dispute at the Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party has intensified with ousted lawmaker Fahri Hamzah calling for party president Sohibul Iman to step down from his post.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – The country's antigraft agency has lambasted the Golkar Party's policy that imposes a Rp 1 billion (US$76,000) registration fee for each candidate contesting the party's upc

The nomination as Golkar Party chairman of Hutomo 'Tommy' Mandala Putra, the youngest son of late former president Soeharto, will hamper the party's struggle to rebuild its image, an observer has o

Erika Anindita Dewi – The Golkar Party's central executive board (DPP) has outlined several rules ahead of the party's extraordinary national congress (Munaslub), which will be held in Bali in May.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – The House of Representatives has almost achieved its mission to push the government to apply lower requirements for political parties for naming candidates in regional elect

Golkar Party chairman candidate Priyo Budi Santoso plans to revive the party's tripartite structure, consisting of the military, bureaucrats and Golkar politicians, often called ABG in the New Orde

Elly Burhaini Faizal – A would-be candidate to be Golkar Party chairman, Priyo Budi Santoso, has expressed his willingness to abolish brokerage practices that have long tainted political parties in

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – The revision of the Regional Elections Law has reached deadlock with the government and the House of Representatives at loggerheads regarding the minimum requirements that s

Human rights watchdog Imparsial has renewed its opposition to a proposal that active military and police personnel be granted the right to contest regional elections without having to resign from a

As part of efforts to reduce corruption at the regional level, activists have urged lawmakers to require incumbent local leaders to resign their posts before seeking re-election.

Erika Anindita Dewi – The steering committee of the Golkar Party's extraordinary national congress (Munaslub) has decided to collect contributions of Rp 5 billion (US$379,000) to Rp 10 billion from

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – Despite earlier defeats in legal battles over his legitimacy, Muhammad Romahurmuziy has been unanimously elected chair of the pro-government United Development Party (PPP).

Erika Anindita Dewi – The United Development Party (PPP) declared Muhammad Romahurmuziy its new chairman during its eighth national congress (Muktamar) at Pondok Gede Haj Dormitory in East Jakarta

Elly Burhaini Faizal – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) confirmed on Monday that one of its politicians, House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah, had been dismissed in a written stat

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – The noken voting system will be still used in regional elections in Papua, as the social custom of the Papuan people, which has been passed across generations,

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Factions at the House of Representatives rejected on Monday a proposed sanction for political parties that fail to endorse candidates in local elections.

Jakarta – A legal and political expert has said ex-graft convicts and corruption suspects should not be allowed to run in local elections and if necessary, the government should revoke their politi

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – A member of the Papua Legislative Council (DPRD) from the Hanura Party, Yan Mandenas, said the noken voting system implemented in the Pegunungan Tengah mountai

Jakarta – More than 23,000 people have signed an online petition launched on Change.org to reject tighter requirements being imposed on independent candidates running for office, like the popular g

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Fearing tougher competition, lawmakers have rallied to increase the minimum support requirements for independent candidates to run in local elections.

Jakarta – The Democratic Party has started to prepare its ultimate member and founder, former first lady Kristiani Herrawati, popularly known as Ani Yudhoyono, to run in the 2019 presidential elect

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on lawmakers to find a solution to migrant workers who were disenfranchised in the Dec. 9, 2015 regional elections.

Venidora Oliveira – Twenty-nine political parties have registered with the National Commission for Election (CNE) to take part in the 2017 national elections.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The tug of war for influence in Indonesian politics has heated up with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) expressing discontent with the latest dev

Jakarta – The House Of Representatives is set to allow former convicts to run in local elections through an amendment to the Regional Elections (Pilkada) Law.

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who is also a former chairman of the Golkar Party, said the democratic process was costly, but not all political expenses could be directly categorized as "mon

Tama Salim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) decided over the weekend that it would not directly take part in the upcoming Golkar Party national congress slated for April.

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) agreed to appoint Emron Pangkapi as interim party chairman during its national meeting (Mukernas) on Thursday.

Tom Allard – East Timor's president has compared former prime ministers Xanana Gusmao and Mari Alkatiri to the Indonesian dictator Suharto, saying there was "widespread discontent" among the public

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Lindsay Murdoch, Bangkok – MPs from East Timor's major political parties are moving to impeach the country's President as tensions rise again in the former Indonesian-controlled island nation.

Tama Salim, Jakarta – As reports of vote-buying and money politics tied to the Golkar Party begin to make the rounds ahead of the party's upcoming congress to elect a new chairman, party leaders ha