Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday that his concerns over Indonesia's trajectory since the 1990s had motivated his repeated bids for the presidency, insi

Jakarta – Indonesia's next presidential election is not due until 2029, but it seems the fight may have started early in 2026.

Tempo.co, Jakarta – Public trust has emerged as a central theme in responses from several of Indonesia's prominent political figures as the rupiah continues to weaken and market volatil

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Hasto Kristiyanto, stated that the second term of President Joko "Jokowi" Widod

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo did not attend the Pancasila Day Commemoration Ceremony held at Pancasila Building, Central Jakarta, on Monday, June 1

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Secretary General of Gerindra Party, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, stated that President Prabowo Subianto genuinely appreciates the Indonesian Democratic Part

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Former Minister of Education and Culture Anies Baswedan asserted that the prerequisite for leadership is the ability to earn the trust of followers.

The debate surrounding the revision of the General Election Law should ideally rest on its fundamental purpose: ensuring that every voter's voice is fairly represented and that politica

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Chair of the NasDem Party, Surya Paloh, dispels rumors about the merger of NasDem with the Gerindra Party, as reported by Tempo Magazine on

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto proposed the merger of NasDem Party and Gerindra Party when receiving NasDem Chair Surya Paloh at his residence in Ham

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Gerindra Party Deputy Chairperson Habiburokhman has criticised political scientist Saiful Mujani over his remarks suggesting possible public consolidat

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) can no longer claim to be a balancing force.

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto hosted former president Megawati Soekarnoputri at the State Palace on Thursday in an unannounced meeting, with no officia

Joko Widodo, who was President of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024, seems determined to retain his political sway.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Former presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has highlighted concerns over the rise of political dynasties in Indonesia, noting that the country's democr

Max Lane – There's potentially a new party in town, if it's not nipped in the bud before the next elections in Indonesia.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The proposal to raise the threshold for parliamentary seats has faced rejection from several political parties, both inside and outside the parliament.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Two advocates named Raden Nuh and Dian Amalia have filed a substantive test of the Election Law to Indonesia's Constitutional Court (MK).

Kahfi Adlan Hafiz & Muhammad Iqbal Kholidin – A proposal to abolish direct elections for local government heads (Pilkada) in Indonesia has resurfaced after President Prabowo Subiant

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto spoke on the state of Indonesian democracy during his address at the Indonesia Economy Outlook 2026.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Herdiansyah Hamzah, a lecturer in Constitutional Law at Mulawarman University, criticized the government's plan to build a 40-story office building for t

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia's religious scholars and government leaders must work together to address the nation's challenges, stressing that me

Theressia Silalahi, Ichsan Ali, Maria Gabrielle, Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto used a low-key anniversary event of his party on Friday to call for unity, as coali

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Gerindra Party has welcomed signals from two-term President Prabowo Subianto, with party leaders calling for support of a potential 2029 pre

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indonesia Onward Coalition (KIM) plus party has not yet unanimously endorsed President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to run i

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has signaled the possibility of running in Indonesia's 2029 presidential election, making the remarks during a briefing at th

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin confirmed that President Prabowo Subianto invited several figures considered opposition on Friday, January 30, 2026.

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – While the Prabowo Subianto government and its coalition partners in parliament have temporarily shelved their plans to abolish direct local elections due to public

Ary Hermawan – Eyeing the 2029 legislative elections, Indonesia's National Mandate Party has rebranded itself as the "party of the youth" and looks set to jettison its image as the "Muh

Yoes C Kenawas and Amalinda Savirani – The proposal to replace direct popular regional head elections (pilkada langsung) with indirect selection (pilkada tidak langsung) by the regional

Surabaya – Hundreds of students from the East Java Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) held a protest action in front of the East Java Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) building

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi has reaffirmed that the Indonesian government has no plans to change the mechanism for electing the president and vice pre

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Executive Director of Parameter Politik Indonesia, Adi Prayitno, predicts that the issues of extending the president's term and the president being elected by

Singgih Wiryono, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Three different survey institutions, LSI Denny JA, Litbang Kompas and Populi Centre, have released similar results on the issue of the el

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Chair of the Democratic Party's High Assembly, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), emphasized that there is only one leader in the party, which is Agus

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has highlighted the existence of a political dynasty in East Kalimantan.

Jakarta – The idea from the leaders of political parties supporting President Prabowo Subianto to return regional head elections to the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) has no firm b

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Themis Indonesia opposes the idea of regional elections through the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD).

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi responded to the survey results showing that the majority of the public rejects the idea of indirect regional ele

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Results of a survey by the Indonesian Survey Circle, or Lingkaran Survei Indonesia (LSI) Denny JA conclude that Generation Z is the group most opposed to regi

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The issue of abolishing direct regional elections has resurfaced in Indonesia.

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The results of a survey by the Denny JA Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) show that the majority of President Prabowo Subianto's voters in the 2024 presidential

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Adi Prayitno, a political observer from the Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN) in Jakarta, says there is an impression th

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – A suggestion by President Prabowo Subianto that regional Indonesian leaders be appointed and not elected by the people has sparked debate among political parties

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has once again raised the idea of scrapping direct regional head elections to cut costs, ahead of a planned revision to election rules at the legisl

Jakarta – The Coalition for the Codification of Election Laws rejects the idea put forward by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto regarding the desire to return the election of region

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – The honeymoon is clearly over for Indonesia's president as he begins his second year in office, even if a majority of the public still supports him.

Jakarta – Every time a general election is held, tens of millions of votes are nullified due to the parliamentary threshold requirement for parties to get into the House of Representati

Jakarta – What can we read from the maneuvering by Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin through his recent meetings with the leaders of political parties supporting the government?