Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ulma Haryanto – Top officials of the Democratic Party, after dismissing allegation of graft among its cadres made by Muhammad Nazaruddin, said on Wednesda

Bandung, West Java – Incumbent minister for religious affairs Suryadharma Ali was reelected as the general chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) after gaining 859 votes (72.55

Jakarta – A number of politicians who failed to win seats at the House of Representatives in the 2009 polls claimed they were victims of a conspiracy by members of the poll body and Con

Jakarta – An accountability report delivered by United Development Party (PPP) chairman Suryadharma at a party plenary session at Panghegar Hotel in Bandung on Monday was marred by walk

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Amid the growing political turmoil within the ruling Democratic Party, front man Anas Urbaningrum continues to remain silent by refusing to clarify graft all

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The country's oldest Islamic political party has announced that its national caucus to select a chairman will begin on Sunday in Bandung, even as the rival ca

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Anita Rachman & Arientha Primanita – The Democratic Party has lashed out at a recent survey showing a drop in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's approval

Anita Rachman & Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's approval rating has taken a major hit, a recent public opinion survey shows, mainly due to the string of sc

Anita Rachman – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's public approval rating has slipped, according to a survey conducted by Indonesian Circle (LSI), citing dissatisfaction with how the

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's legal staff were outraged when outspoken Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mahfud M.D.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) says it wants to regain the public's trust by creating smart, clean and honest members through a system of rewards and puni

Arientha Primanita – While the prospects for a fledgling party seeking to nominate Sri Mulyani Indrawati as its presidential candidate in 2014 look bleak, the impact of the move could n

Anita Rachman – The House of Representatives will next week launch an investigation into alleged polling fraud cases that may have granted seats to the wrong candidates, a legislator sa

Yones Douw, a human rights activist in the Indonesian province of Papua, was beaten by military officers on 15 June and has been denied medical treatment.

Elisabeth Oktofani – Talk of the 2014 elections has been heating up over the past few months, but most of the country's Muslim youth don't seem to have taken much notice.

Arientha Primanita – A group of public figures identifying themselves as supporters of Sri Mulyani Indrawati are seeking to have a controversial law declared unconstitutional in an atte

Anita Rachman – The number of parties in the House of Representatives should be capped at five, according to a proponent of a measure designed to make it harder for smaller parties to g

Stephen Schaber – Aceh will hold its second post-conflict election in November and, according to the International Crisis Group, it will be bitterly contested by two former Free Aceh Mo

Jakarta/Brussels – Five years after the first post-conflict elections in Aceh brought former guerrillas of the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) to power, local elections s

Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – Golkar Party legislator Ade Komarudin denied allegations that his party fabricated a recent survey that showed public interest favoring his party.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Political analysts say the Democratic Party needs a breakthrough to halt its recent popularity slide triggered by graft allegations levelled at its former

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A senior Democratic Party official conceded on Monday that allegations of graft surrounding former treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin had hurt the party.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Imparsial said Lt. Gen.

Anita Rachman – The ruling Democratic Party has taken a serious hit in public perception after being rocked by graft scandals implicating its former treasurer, Muhammad Nazaruddin, acco

Jakarta – Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Pramono Edhie Wibowo have been touted as presidential candidates from the Democratic Party following the President's statement about not grooming pot

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's denial that he was grooming a successor from within his family ahead of the 2014 presidential polls should be taken with

Jakarta – The newly-established One Republic Party denied rumors of Soeharto family involvement.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Thursday that he was not grooming anybody for a presidential run in the 2014 general elections.

Lindsay Murdoch – The Timorese-born Australian woman acquitted last year of conspiring to murder East Timor's President, Jose Ramos-Horta, plans to stand for his job next year.

Anita Rachman – Debate over the percentage of votes in the legislative election required for a political party to hold a seat at the House of Representatives has again caused a furor, w

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Awakening Party said on Sunday that it was in the process of finalizing its registration in the 2014 elections, but one party leader said her unr

Amir Tejo – A senior Democratic Party official said on Friday that former Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati would make an ideal presidential candidate in 2014.

Anita Rachman – Is the Democratic Party attempting to direct the public spotlight away from Muhammad Nazaruddin?

Karlis Salna – With just over a year to elections in East Timor, it appears almost certain the same political players that have dominated its first 10 years as a nation will again be vy

NII actions were clearly subversive but were not handled with violence as was happening in Papua.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is faced with a simmering scandal at the heart of the Democratic Party that he heads, threatening its unity just as jockeying is underway a

Anita Rachman – Allying itself with the ruling coalition seems to be hurting the Golkar Party more than it is benefiting it, party members and political observers say.

Camelia Pasandaran & Farouk Arnaz – Things are going from bad to worse for the beleaguered ruling party with the House of Representatives to seek an explanation from National Police

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Just days after officials said there was nothing wrong with controversial politician Muhammad Nazaruddin's trip to Singapore, the government and the Democrati

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should not have bothered to comment on a mystery text message containing allegations of corruption and inappropriate behavior, po

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Democratic Party remains the most popular in the country, according to a new survey, but an analyst warns it still has to deal with the fallout from an on

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday angrily denounced the media and users of social networking Web sites for spreading false allegations against his embattled party.

Anita Rachman – With a recent survey indicating that Golkar Party's popularity has fallen below its two main rivals, a top Golkar politician said on Monday that the party might need to

Jakarta – The number of floating voters is tending to increase.

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Aceh has decided to hold its provincial, district and mayoral elections on Nov.

Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) advisory council member Permadi has alleged that the Democratic Party has kept Rp 47 trillion (US$5.5 billion) in bank deposits accumulated fro

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – As the House's debate on the general elections bill heats up, two parties want the electoral threshold be upped to 5 percent from the current level of 2.5

Anita Rachman – The Golkar Party will not get its way on the contentious legislative threshold, officials from smaller political parties have vowed.

The Democratic Party's House of Representatives faction leader explained on Friday that the party gave embattled lawmaker Muhammad Nazaruddin permission to go to Singapore for medical p

Anita Rachman – The Golkar Party lashed out on Monday against a decision by the House of Representatives to propose raising the legislative threshold to 3 percent.