Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The Indonesian Constitutional Court on Thursday (Jun 15) rejected a lawsuit that seeks to change the way the country runs its parliamentary election, contrary to

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Sandiaga Uno was dressed in the green jacket of the United Development Party (PPP) during a ceremony marking his membership of the Muslim-based party in Jakarta

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is asking President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo not to meddle (cawe-cawe) in the 2024 elections.

Sebastian Strangio – Yesterday, Reuters news agency reported that Indonesia's Constitutional Court will soon rule on an attempt to change the country's voting system ahead of nex

Jakarta – No doubt, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is a Javanese leader par excellence.

Fianda Sjofjan, Tegar Nurfitra, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has declared a commitment to making the 2024 presidential, parliamentary, and regional ele

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – After failing to win sufficient political support to get his term extended beyond 2024, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is maneuvering to make sure that wh

Rio Abadi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDIP, and the Democratic Party have been warming up for a high-level meeting despite major dif

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo claimed on Saturday that a lavish lifestyle is not his thing, saying he grew up in a family who lived paycheck to pay

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo's recent admission that he will meddle in the upcoming presidential election next year has drawn brickbats, with observers sayi

Erin Cook – Polls won't open in Indonesia's mammoth presidential election until February next year, but the battlelines are firmly drawn.

Syafiq Hasyim – It is too early to tell if third-time presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's seeming moderate shift in campaign strategy and tone will bear fruit in 2024.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Ganjar Pranowo is not only the presidential nominee of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), but he is also President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's pers

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering recruiting Kaesang Pangarep, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son, and nominating him

Today we learned that cawe-cawe is Javanese for "meddling," and it's knowledge we wouldn't obtain had President Joko Widodo pledged to remain completely neutral in next year's president

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gave Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo advice about running the 2024 presidential election during a national meeting of the Indones

Wasisto Raharjo Jati – The two sons of Indonesian President Joko Widodo are said to be plotting their political futures, as their father is set to go into retirement after the president

Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday denied putting pressure on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo although she had said on many occasions that the president is al

Jakarta – Labor Party President Said Iqbal says that so far there are no presidential candidates who oppose the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Ciptaker).

Cindy Layan, Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD claimed on Monday that he has received an offer to become a running mate for former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, wh

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) says the reason given by the General Election Commission (KPU) for cancelling the obligation for 2024 election participant

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A National Mandate Party (PAN) executive said Sunday the party is still making efforts to nominate State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir as a running mat

Pudja Lestari, Jakarta – Golkar Party has set a target to win at least 116 seats in the House of Representatives in the 2024 elections that will grant a ticket for the party's president

Agus Raharjo, Jakarta – The General Chairperson of the United Indonesian People's Movement (GRIB) Jakarta Jaya, Rosario de Marshall alias Hercules, has expressed his full support for th

Jakarta – It's only natural for an outgoing president to have a preference of successor for the sake of policy continuity, but problems arise if he or she tries to define the course of

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo claimed on Thursday that he is able to continue his routine as the Central Java governor without being disrupted by his ca

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Political analyst Pangi Syarwi Chaniago in a statement on Friday voiced his concerns about President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's statement who openly declared he

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party, or PAN, gave another signal on Friday that it likely joins the coalition to support Ganjar Pranowo for the 2024 presidential electio

Antara, Jakarta – Any decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) on the election system will not disrupt the stages of the 2024 General Elections in any way, according to the General Ele

Antara, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) expressed its commitment to combating the risk of foul play during the 2024 elections by upholding professionalism.

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – The incumbent president of Indonesia could tip the scales in the next election by sitting on the fence a little longer.

BTV, Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno goes into standby mode until a presidential candidate asks him to become a running mate.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is a card-carrying member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and he has been consistently described by the party's establish

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has told leaders of leading media organizations that he wants to make sure that the 2024 elections result in a successor who will co

Alexander R Arifianto – The Defending Islam rallies in 2016 and 2017 and the very polarising Indonesian presidential election of 2019 suggest the role of Islam in the 2024 election will

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's consistent popularity through to his final year in office may pose a challenge for his own party the Indonesian Democratic Party o

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has refuted allegations that it had pursued a backroom deal with lawmakers on controversial election rules that would allow

Yustinus Paat & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Chief Legal Affairs Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD has urged the police to investigate alleged leaks involving the Constitutional Court verdi

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The arrest of a top Cabinet minister on charges of corruption will alter the political landscape ahead of the February 2024 general elections, with presum

Yustinus Paat, Semarang – Presidential nominee Ganjar Pranowo on Saturday urged his supporters to always employ graceful and elegant manners when campaigning for him and stay away from

Geoffrey Swenson – After a spirited election campaign, the people of Timor-Leste voted for a new parliament on May 21. The vote was free, fair and largely uneventful.

Sacha Shaw – A parliamentary election and the climax of a month of celebrations marking the anniversary of independence came and went last weekend in Asia's youngest nation, Timor-Leste

Tika Ayu and Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The process related to the 2024 General Elections (Pemilu) has officially kicked off as the General Elections Commission (KPU) has received app

Jakarta – The latest Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey predicts that as many as 12 out of the 18 political parties that will take part in the 2024 elections

Ima Dini Shafira and Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Kurnia Ramadhana – researcher for the antigraft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) – on Thursday called out the General Elections Commiss

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The chairman of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's biggest group of supporters claimed on Thursday that the president is still making attempts to pair up Ganjar P

Ima Dini Shafira and M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) head branch Said Abdullah on Wednesday believes the electability of future presidentia

Gantry Meilana – Timor-Leste's opposition party won Sunday's parliamentary election, meaning independence fighter Xanana Gusmao is likely to return as prime minister in Asia's youngest

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) summons of Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka for clarification over his meeting with Gerindra Party-ba