Jakarta – Top government and political party officials reacted angrily after a district court in Jakarta on Thursday ordered a delay in the historic 2024 general elections in a ruling f

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A delay in the 2024 election would only lead to problems, including investors' distrust and disruption to the new capital megaproject, according to an Indo

News Desk, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has urged the General Elections Commission (KPU) to challenge the Central Jakarta District Cou

Jakarta – A senior former State Intelligence Agency (BIN) officer is included in the list of People's Justice and Prosperity Party (Prima) executive members, the party that won a lawsui

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Paramadina University political observer and executive director of the Institute for Democracy and Governance Studies (CDGS), Ahmad Khoirul Umam, says that th

Made Supriatma – A promising 2024 presidential contender's hopes rest on political forces beyond his control.

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – Representatives of an alliance of non-government organisations (NGOs) calling themselves the Civil Society Coalition for Safeguarding Clean Elections visite

BTV, Semarang – The National Mandate Party, or PAN, gave persistent pressure on Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo to consider appointing Erick Thohir as a running mate for the 2024 p

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is gearing up for the upcoming general elections in 2024 and the founder of a foreign policy think tank is urging candidates to put climate actio

Jakarta – Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) political analyst Philips J.

Parker Novak – On 21 May, voters in Timor-Leste will head to the polls for the country's fifth parliamentary election since 2002.

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The results of a survey organised by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) in January shows that the United Indonesia Party (Partai Perindo)

Amalinda Savirani – Four new parties will compete in the 2024 elections.

Jakarta – Jokowi Mania (JoMan), a group of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo supporters, has recently thrown their support behind Jokowi's erstwhile rival-turned-ally Defense Minister Prab

Antara, Jakarta – Head of the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Rahmat Bagja has insisted that it is impossible for the 2024 general elections to be postponed.

Jakarta – The Islamic political party Gelora declared over the weekend that it would nominate chairman Anis Matta and senior politician Fahri Hamzah as presidential and vice presidentia

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – A Hanura Party executive has expressed his sorrow at the news that the party founder Wiranto will join the National Mandate Party (PAN) after a years-long rift bet

Surakarta, Central Java – Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldast son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, on Wednesday met with Ragowo "Didit" Hediprasetyo, the son of Gerindr

Jakarta – Labour Party President Said Iqbal has denied involvement in the manipulation of the data of political parties wanting to contest the 2024 elections in Sangihe Island regency,

Jakarta – The Indonesian People's Wave Party (Gelora) has refuted a statement by a North Sulawesi General Elections Commission (KPU) member on the manipulation of factual verification d

Yerica Lai and Fikri Harish, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) has played down the recent meeting between Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto and East Java Governor Khof

Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy chief patron Sandiaga Uno has said that he will discuss with party leader Prabowo Subianto the aspirations of the United Development Party (PPP), followi

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has begun what it claims is the selection process to determine its presidential candidate, with talk o

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Support for Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son, to follow in his father's footsteps is growing, with the Golkar Pa

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News Desk, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo praised on Monday the electoral performance of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) and said that the party could in fact wi

The Catholic Church in Timor-Leste will assist to ensure upcoming parliamentary elections are peaceful after previous polls were marred by violence, says the country's top Catholic lead

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Kaesang Pangarep, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son, is planning to embark on a political career, following in the footsteps of his father, ol

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia is heading to the polls in February next year to elect a new president, with political parties starting to rev up their machinery to prepare for a show

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Friday that the 2023 state budget had earmarked Rp 25.01 trillion (US$1.7 billion) to fund the election process leading up to th

Jakarta – Following a meeting with Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto on Wednesday, founder of the NasDem Party Surya Paloh expected that he could also sit down with Indonesian De

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is suspicious of the move by the Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) to accelerate the determination of 100 percent of In

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – Indonesian presidential contender Anies Baswedan is headed to Australia to burnish his international standing before voters elect a

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) predicts that the issuance of mining and palm oil plantation permits will increase during the political year in the lead up to

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – PSI deputy chairperson Grace Natalie on Wednesday responded to the myriad of resignations at the political party she helps lead.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto have come a long way since their erstwhile bitter rivalry in the 2014 and 2019 elections.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Ima Dini Shafira and Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Jakarta – A team of volunteers for Anies Baswedan who are also a member of the Indonesian Collaborative Secretariat (S

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – When Joko Widodo quipped in November that a "white haired" leader would best serve Indonesia when his time was up, it was seen as a

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Golkar Party is looking to receive a boost of power ahead of the 2024 elections with the arrival of West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil as a new member.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – There is no doubt that former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is one of the strongest candidates for the 2024 presidential election but the three-party coalit

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) welcomed President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, who showed interest in politics, to foll

Medan, North Sumatra – Two days after meeting with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son and Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Gerindra Party chair Prabowo Subianto visited Medan o

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Gerindra Party leader Prabowo Subianto has thrown his support behind President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law Bobby Nasution, the mayor of Medan, to run for

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's two sons are set to follow in his political footsteps in the 2024 elections, reported The Jakarta Post.

Ayu Cipta, Tangerang – Former governor of Banten Wahidin Halim was terrorized with a sack full of cobras at his house in Pinang, Tangerang City, early Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Surakarta, Central Java – Mayor of Surakarta Gibran Rakabuming Raka held a meeting with Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday, during which the two politicians held a disc

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – With a year to go before Indonesia's general election, a survey conducted by President Joko Widodo's camp has thrown up the strong possibility of pairin

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – In inaugurating a joint secretariat, the Gerindra Party-National Awakening Party (PKB) electoral alliance has moved one step closer to cementing its bid for the

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Sandiaga Uno attended an event hosted by the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerindra, in Jakarta on Monday in a gesture of loyalty after being linked to a m

Jakarta – The chairperson of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) Central Leadership Board, Puan Maharani, has again become the become the focus of public attent