Jakarta – Graft convict and former chief detective Comr. Gen. (ret.) Susno Duadji says he has joined the Muslim-based Crescent Star Party (PBB).

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Prodita Sabarini, Reportage – For Papuans, their graves are a reminder of the grief that besieges their land.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have deadlocked on plans to amend Law No. 42/2008 on presidential elections.

Syamsul Huda M. Suhari, Gorontalo – Thousands of supporters of a Gorontalo mayoral candidate attacked and occupied state television TVRI Gorontalo station at Jl.

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The popularity of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who was nominated by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in last year's city electio

Jakarta – Former members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have joined the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) and will support Prabowo Subianto in the 2014 presidential election, t

Jakarta – A former Garut regent who was impeached for polygamy is reportedly running as a legislative candidate for the People's Conscience Party (Hanura).

Salim Osman – Indonesia's largest Islamic party, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), is defying predictions of tough times ahead of legislative elections due next April.

Robertus Wardi – A coalition between former military general Prabowo Subianto and National Mandate Party chairman Hatta Rajasa for next year's presidential race is just a step away, one

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Senior Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Guruh Soekarnoputra said that popular Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was not ready to become the country's next

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – An election watchdog is questioning the merger of several political parties ahead of next year's legislative elections, saying the moves violate the law as we

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Leaders of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) are not ruling out nominating popular Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instead of PDI-P c

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been holding a series of meetings with several prominent figures as he approaches the tail end of his time in office a

Former convicts will now be able to run in regional legislative elections, a commissioner from Indonesia's election commission said on Thursday.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Papua – Newly elected Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has vowed to improve the implementation of Papua's Special Autonomy (Otsus) Law No. 21/2001.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The widely publicized meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and chief patron of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Lt. Gen.

Margareth S. Aritonang – The chief patron of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Prabowo Subianto, is known as a strong-willed military leader.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As pollsters predict a grim outlook for Islamic parties in the 2014 legislative election, some parties are making an effort to appeal to fringe Muslim groups in t

Fifteen years after the start of the Reform movement, the call for a return to an authoritarian system has ironically been promoted by the country's political parties, which should have

Margareth S. Aritonang – People react differently to authoritarian leadership.

Ezra Sihite – Former military general and founder of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto on Monday commended President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his manage

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The electability of Islamic parties is expected to plunge further in the 2014 general election, with major parties like the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) em

Carlos Paath & Yohannie Linggasari – While several female politicians, including former legislator Angelina Sondakh, have been embroiled in graft cases recently, politicians and exp

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) said on Friday its victories in two recent gubernatorial elections had boosted its confidence amid predictions it was losing public support

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The rift within the Golkar Party has intensified with Aburizal Bakrie's camp warning rival politicians to end their campaign to oust him as party chairman.

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Visibly irked from the prolonged turmoil within his Democratic Party, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono lashed out at other political parties, saying they w

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Democratic Party has made a plea to the General Elections Commission (KPU) to allow it to bypass submitting a list of legislative candidates for the 2014

SP/Yeremia Sukoyo – The struggling National Democratic Party is attempting to bolster its ranks with laborers after some 20,000 members burned their membership cards and quit in the wak

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Bandung – The West Java chapter of the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Sunday declared incumbent Governor Ahmad Heryawan and his running mate, veteran actor Deddy Mizwar, as the w

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Bagus BT Saragih and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono risks losing full control of his Democratic Party as former party chairman Anas Urbaningrum's lo

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The leadership of the Golkar Party and the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party have shrugged off a Democratic Party threat to thwart their presidential

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Yeremia Sukoyo, Carlos Paath & Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – A member of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has officially apologized to the Indonesian Military (T

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Jakarta – Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri said the her popularity had declined because of the lack of media coverage she receiv

Nethy Dharma Somba and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jayapura/Jakarta – The shooting deaths of eight soldiers and four civilians in Papua on Thursday may be connected to the province's recent gub

West Java's incumbent governor Ahmad Heryawan won Sunday's highly contested gubernatorial race according to quick-count results released by several polling companies.

Olivia Rondonuwu – A flood of corruption scandals has seriously undermined the Indonesian ruling party's prospects in 2014 elections and left the outcome of the polls more uncertain tha

Bagus T Saragih, Jakarta – After spending the night in silence following the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) announcement that he had been named a suspect, Anas Urbaningrum ha

Rizky Amelia – Graft suspect Anas Urbaningrum stepped down from his post as the head of Indonesia's ruling party in a Saturday press conference held less than 24 hours after being charg

Hans Nicholas Jong and Yulia Sri Perdani, Jakarta – Things have become considerably easier for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono following the stunning fall from grace of Anas Urbaning

With pollsters saying most parties will garner less than 25 percent of the popular vote in the upcoming legislative election, the public will see no more than four candidates in the pre

Open-wheel racers Ananda Mikola and Moreno Suprapto will run as legislative candidates for the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra), the party's chief patron said on Friday.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ezra Sihite – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says the national government will use a welfare-based approach rather than a military one to keep the pea

Ina Parlina – More people are turning to the Constitutional Court to challenge the 2008 Presidential Election Law, which they believe sets the bar too high for members of the public who