Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is expected to be heading for a big win in the 2014 legislative election if it decides to nominate Jakart

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Suspecting that politics could be behind the Constitutional Court's (MK) decision to delay the delivery of a verdict on simultaneous elections, p

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) aims to destroy all rupiah notes inscribed with the name of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party's chief patron, Prabowo Subianto.

Jakarta – The head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK), M.Yusuf, has said the number of suspicious transactions carried out by political parties has increas

A grassroots campaign for presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto steeped in an ancient Javanese prophecy about a just king and the end of the world have begun to appear in the Indonesian

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's decision to delay the implementation of a ruling that effectively scraps the electoral threshold for parties to field presidential nomi

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs has warned against rising sectarianism and racism during the polls, with political parties expected to exploit issues related to ethnic

Ina Parlina and Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that Indonesia would hold the presidential election and legislative election concurrently starting in

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Leaders of the Golkar Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) held a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, sparking speculation of a possible alliance betwe

The country's biggest Islamic party has come out in defense of a legislator accused of exploiting the flooding in Jakarta to get a head start on campaigning for the legislative election

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – An executive of the United Development Party (PPP) has said that the outcry over the nomination of controversial actress Angel Lelga as a legislative candida

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Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – Theoretically – and supposedly practically – it is only a matter of simple data collection and management.

Jakarta – Political analyst Boni Hargens said that the reason Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri had not endorsed Jakarta Governor Joko "

Jakarta – Political analyst from the University of Indonesia Hamdi Muluk slammed the decision by the Islamic-based United Development Party (PPP) to nominate B-movie actress and swimsui

Jakarta – Ratu Tatu Chasanah, the sister of disgraced Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah, on Friday officially took over the leadership of the Golkar Party's Banten chapter, retaining t

Nurfika Osman and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – The Democratic Party (PD) has dismissed I Gede Pasek Suardika from his position as member of the House of Representatives, citing the lo

Nurfika Osman and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The surprise move by businessman Rusdi Kirana to join the National Awakening Party (PKB) has fueled an already heated political debate over

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Michael Bachelard – East Timor's resistance leader turned Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao, has announced he will retire as leader of the tiny republic some time this year.

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Despite efforts to increase the number of women in politics, they still face an uphill battle to join the male-dominated political world, a political exper

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has sent a signal that she might support the presidential candidac

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The four-day "Meet the Press"-style promotional campaign held by the Democratic Party's (PD) presidential convention committee finally got the attention it d

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Anis Matta's decision to go public with his polygamy should not harm the party's overall performance, a party officia

Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – With this year's elections just around the corner, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has reassured its neutrality, emphasizing that military officers proven t

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The controversial price increase for the 12-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas cylinders is believed to have been part of a clever political ploy aimed at reviv

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) made it clear on Sunday that it would only announce its presidential candidate after the legislative elec

Ina Parlina and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – In what could be seen as a desperate attempt to restore his party's falling electability, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has intensified

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – The history of modern Indonesian politics – represented by a series of political events in the post-1945 independence era to this day – has basically been cha

Semarang – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will decide on its presidential and vice presidential candidates in April, or after the general election to select members

Haeril Halim, National – The Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) has said in its year-end report that media bias toward certain political parties and presidential hopefuls was a ma

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – A political gimmick or not, Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Anis Matta's decision to go public with his polygamous life does not seem to bode well for t

Rizky Amelia – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) announced on Sunday that it had whittled down to five contenders the selection pool for the party's 2014 presidential nomination.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party and People's Conscience (Hanura) Party appear to have bested the country's major political parties in terms of fina

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The recent meetings between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and presidential hopefuls Lt. Gen.

Ezra Sihite – A rare meeting this week between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prabowo Subianto, one of the front-runners to replace him next year, has rekindled long-running spe

Ezra Sihite – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday to discuss political and economic developments ahead of the 2014 general and p

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Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economy Hatta Rajasa leads other potential presidential candidates from Islamic parties, a survey said.

With Indonesia preparing for elections in 2014, one underdog candidate is promoting himself in the United States as a president who would crack down on Islamist extremists.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Amid reports that Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri has begun resisting attempts to nominate Jakarta Governor Jo

Carlos Paath & Rizky Amelia – The naming of Ratu Atut Chosiyah, the governor of Banten and a Golkar Party stalwart, as a suspect in at least two corruption cases could change the po

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The so-called "People's Convention" initiated by some of the country's top activists and religious figures has named seven presidential candidates, spanning

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Analysts have said secular political parties are now vying to woo Muslim voters who were unlikely to vote for Islamic parties given corrupt practices tarnishing

Carlos Paath – A democracy watchdog has called into question the government's approval of a Rp 100 billion ($8.3 million) budget allocation for security measures by the military for nex

Carlos Paath – Senior officials from country's main opposition party have suggested that former president and two-time losing presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri may have anot

Clandestine hotel room sex, money laundering and huge bribes to import beef evokes a seedy, criminal underworld rather than conservative politicians in the world's most populous Muslim-

Kanupriya Kapoor & Jonathan Thatcher – Indonesia's autocratic former President Suharto left office in disgrace, his political empire and the economy in ruin, but 15 years later, his