Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced that it will allow candidates to use personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand sanitizer as campaign props during the 2

Jakarta – Evi Novida Ginting Manik officially returned to her position as General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner on Monday after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo revoked a presid

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Giring Ganesha, the newly appointed Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) acting chairman, has declared his intention of running in the 2024 presidential election.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The 2020 simultaneous regional elections are shaping up to be unpredictable competitions that will feature several young, high-profile and politically

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Several local members of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) have expressed their disapproval of the party's decision to nominate Presid

Ghina Ghaliya and Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The Gerindra Party extraordinary congress has again appointed Prabowo Subianto as its chairman, making him a strong potential candidate for

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has nominated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law, Bobby Afif Nasution, and Gerindra Party p

Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has reclaimed his chair at the top of the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerinda, in the party's extraordinary congress

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Marcus Tantau – Indonesia is no stranger to political dynasties.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) and the Gerindra Party have officially declared their support for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, t

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani, an executive of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party o

Jakarta – The election monitoring group Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) is predicting that there will be 31 regions where there will be sole candidates in the 2020 e

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is urging all parties to prioritize the health and safety of voters and polling station officers in the upcoming 2020 regional el

Arnold Sianturi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Bobby Nasution became the second member of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's family to be granted nomination in the upcoming regional le

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Many Indonesians are fed up with Indonesia's thriving political dynasties, a recent survey by the Research and Development Department of Kompas daily has re

Jakarta – Kalimantan Islamic University (Uniska) political observer Muhammad Uhaib As'ad says that the democratic process in Indonesia post reformasi – the political reform process tha

Mada Sukmajati – Early this year, Indonesia was planning elections for regional heads in nine provinces, 224 districts and 37 municipalities on 23 September. Then Covid-19 happened.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Akhyar Nasution, the acting mayor of Medan in North Sumatra, has switched parties from the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to the Democr

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – Most Indonesians disagree with the government's decision to hold the 2020 simultaneous regional elections on Dec.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Arnold Sianturi, Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, blasted reports that his family is grooming a politi

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) has granted a lawsuit filed by General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Evi Novida Ginting Manik against P

Solo – A recommendation by the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to back President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka as a mayoral candidate

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – National Mandate Party (PAN) senior member Amien Rais on Friday claimed that he had been fired from the party that he founded, which he suspected was du

Ghina Ghaliya and Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has topped the list of potential candidates for the 2024 presidential race, a recently published survey

Jakarta – Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo, a former TV presenter and legislator who is also a niece of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, has been nominated as the deputy mayor candid

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Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has recommended President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming R

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has issued a regulation on the upcoming 2020 regional polls that stipulates health protocols for the concurrent election

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Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) central executive board has recommended Rahayu "Sara" Saraswati Djojohadikusumo, the niece of Gerindra Part

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Several factions at the House of Representatives as well as political experts have suggested lowering or eliminating the vote threshold for political parties t

Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has said that holding the upcoming simultaneous regional elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic could actually be beneficial, even as experts and o

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) have warned about potential vote buying in the upcoming simultaneous

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency, or Bawaslu, has released its 2020 regional election vulnerability index, which measures risks of disruption during the electi

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has approved a set of health measures devised by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for holding the Dec.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to a set of health measures devised by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for the Dec.

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Indonesian pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia executive director, Burhanuddin Muhtadi, the survey on May 2020 found that the electability of Jakarta Governor A

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is under pressure to procure all necessary health equipment and apply strict health protocols for the 2020 simultaneous

Jakarta – Gerindra party politician Rahayu "Sara" Saraswati has secured support from the party's executive board to run in the upcoming South Tangerang regional elections, pending offi

Ghina Ghaliya and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Having served as deputy to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo when the latter was mayor of Surakarta, and having later taken over when his boss re

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency, or Bawaslu, said hundreds of civil servants have failed to stay neutral during the run-up to the 2020 regional elections by g

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A group has submitted a challenge to the Constitutional Court against a regulation recently issued by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo postponing this year's

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Election organizers and regional administrations have requested extra funds from the state budget for the 2020 simultaneous regional elections as the central g

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto will soon decide on the candidate for the party to endorse in the 2024 presidential election, a party top official has

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil are trending upward as potential candidates for the 2024 presidential race, according

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Parties that failed to meet the legislative threshold in 2019 have voiced their objections to the House of Representatives' proposal to amend Law No.

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is preparing health protocols to prevent COVID-19 transmission during the 2020 simultaneous regional elections, which th