Jakarta – Thousands of lawyers from the Indonesian Advocate Alliance recently declared their support for the presidential candidate pairing of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Rak

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has lamented the fact that North Maluku, one of the country's richest provinces, still lives in poverty and faces teacher shortages and p

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) called for increased participation from young voters in the upcoming presidential and legislative elections sche

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo claims he is within his legal rights in taking sides and taking part in campaigns in the coming general election, literally

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Magelang – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo shared a meal with his potential successor, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, at a restaurant in Magelang on Monday.

Surya Lesmana, Semarang – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said Sunday his chance to win the February 14 election has improved significantly since he appointed Gibran Rakabuming

Yusitnus Paat, Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Yogyakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo held a closed-door meeting with Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwowo X at the Yogyakarta Palace on Sunday with a ro

Linda Yulisman, Subang, West Java – From as early as 6am on Jan 27, supporters of presidential frontrunner Prabowo Subianto started pouring into a park in Subang regency, West Java prov

Mong Palatino – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been accused of being partial to certain candidates despite his earlier pledge to remain neutral in the presidential and ge

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia President Joko Widodo has clarified comments that he made about his right under the law to campaign for election candidates, following criticism fro

Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has explicitly stated that it rejects the agenda of the Indonesian rulers in the territory of West Papua.

Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the running mate for presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, promised the traditional leaders in Papua that future development wou

Yohanes Joharso Maharsoyo, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate number three Mahfud Md responded to the issue of political dynasty.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo calls for his statement, asserting his right to support candidates and engage in campaign activities, not to be turned into a contro

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – A supporter group of presidential candidate pair number 3 Ganjar-Mahfud, Jarnas Gamki Gama, planned to report President Joko Widodo or Jokowi to the Elections

Jakarta – The debate among the three vice presidential candidates on Sunday revealed little in terms of policy but shed much light on their characters, particularly that of Gibran Rakab

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – His name was mentioned in passing only twice during the fourth election debate on Sunday, but Thomas Lembong's presence has reverberated long after the vice pr

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka recently responded to a viral social media post alleging that his grade point average (GPA) score was 2.3 out of 4, which hi

Jakarta – Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar campaign team co-captain Sudirman Said said his team would not mobilize ministers for presidential campaign purposes, despite President Joko "

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Yusril Ihza Mahendra, a member of Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka's winning team responded to criticism over President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's

Karishma Vaswani – As deepfakes go, it's not a great one.

Jakarta – A senior aide to the State Palace defended on Thursday a statement from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo that a sitting president could "pick a side" in elections, as it had bee

Tria Dianti and Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Election observers and political parties criticized the Indonesian president on Thursday for potentially compromising the hard-won neutrality of

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo asserted on Wednesday that he possesses the right to take sides in elections and participate in campaign events, despite his responsibilit

Malvyandie Haryadi, Jakarta – On Wednesday January 24, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stated that public officials from the president to ministers are allowed to take sides in the elect

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Director of the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), Khoirunnisa Agustyati, urged President Joko Widodo or Jokowi to withdraw his statement tha

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has sent a floral arrangement to Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri as a birthday gift for the p

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Wednesday that holding a public office does not restrict him from endorsing specific candidates or participating in campaign

Amy Sood – Indonesia's most famous rock band, Slank, has thrown its star power behind presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo in a high-profile snub to President Joko Widodo, marking a de

Jakarta – Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) spatial planning and infrastructure campaign manager Dwi Sawung has highlighted that the three vice presidential candidates (cawap

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Andika Dwi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Defense Ministry has recently been in hot water for its post on X (formerly Twitter) that promotes presidential candidate pair

Asma Khalid – On January 21, Indonesia held its fourth presidential election debate.

Jakarta – Gerindra Party presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto told a public event on Monday night that violence would tear the country apart and that no one should resort to violent

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The permit for Anies Baswedan's Desak Anies event slated this afternoon at Museum Diponegoro Sasana Wiratama in Yogyakarta has been unilaterally revoked.

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 2 Prabowo Subianto will be reported to the General Elections Supervisory Agency or Bawaslu today.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi called to avoid personal attacks during the presidential debate series.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – A researcher from the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Dhenny Yuartha said green inflation is yet to become a relevant issue in Indonesi

Jakarta – A recent gathering of US alumni had taken presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto down memory lane.

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – Ahead of the February general election, the General Elections Commission (KPU) regional offices have recruited workers to sort and fold millions of ballots, c

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for Malaysia Hermono responded to the allegation of intelligence involvement during the 2024 general elections

Jakarta – The performance of Indonesian vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka – who is also the son of incumbent President Joko Widodo – has come under fire for his seeming

Jakarta – A senior aide to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called on civil servants working at the Defense Ministry to maintain a neutral stance in the lead-up to the Feb.

Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto recently handed over some assistance to entrepreneurs who were part of the Mekar Digital Sejahtera (MDS) Coop.

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming wants farmers to live better lives as he promised affordable fertilizers should he win the election.

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Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka called on his rivals to cease employing narrative techniques that spread fear about the government's decisi

Heru Andriyanto & Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Mohammad Mahfud MD raised concerns about the continuous increase in fertilizer subsidies by the government w

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – In the high-stakes arena of Indonesian politics, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka seem to have made str

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo left Jakarta on Monday for an official trip to Central Java where he was scheduled to take part in several events, from handing out land certifi

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