Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Arya Dipa and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Surabaya/Bandung/Padang – After first erupting in Jakarta, anti-Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama sentiment has spread to other cities amid an

Jakarta – Contrary to what his detractors claimed during the 2014 presidential election campaign, that then Jakarta governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was a political novice, President Jokowi has turned

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Maverick Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or Ahok, as he is known, has never had a filter.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the Jakarta gubernatorial election draws near, social media has increasingly turned into a hotspot for smear campaigns with internet users posting a large amount of inv

Jakarta – A massive demonstration against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on Friday cost the agency around Rp 60 million (US$4,620) to restore a pocket park in front of City Hall acc

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Religious figures have made a joint statement to call for peace and tolerance for the regional elections.

Paulina Quintao – Three-hundred women candidates in 12 municipalities, including Oecusse, have been confirmed for the upcoming suku (village) elections later this month.

Jakarta – National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) called for the public and the media to focus on more important matters like transparency, flood mitigation and forced evictions, rather t

Around 10,000 security personnel from the National Police, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Community Protection Agency (linmas) will be deployed to guard the 2017 general elections in Papua.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the two largest Islamic organizations in the country, have made it clear that they are neutral in the Jakarta gubernatorial election

Robert Isidorus, Jakarta – A bomb was thrown at the home of Golkar Party politician Martinus Anthon Werimon in Jayapura, Papua, on Thursday morning (13/10) in an incident believed to be connected t

Jakarta – Gerindra Party leader Prabowo Subianto said differences in politics did not always have to be resolved in a serious manner, but could be ironed out over a plate of fried rice.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The religious defamation issue will not affect Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's electability in the gubernatorial election, a political analyst

Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department has launched an investigation into defamation allegations lodged against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the Jakarta election draws near, pollsters are releasing their survey results to help candidates understand public opinion of them while of course promoting their names

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has offered his apology to Muslims who were offended by his statement related to a verse of the Quran.

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The gubernatorial race is particularly challenging for young voters in Jakarta, with the religion card being played by certain groups and the nation's political elites doing w

Jakarta – An organization calling itself the Community of Young Advocates for Ahok-Djarot, or Kotak Adja, has filed a police report against Buni Yani, the Facebook user who allegedly maliciously al

Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party, or PSI, was the only new political party to pass a verification process by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to become a legal body, while four oth

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Jakarta gubernatorial race has become dangerously sectarian after Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian of Chinese descent, was accused of defami

Ina Parlina, Moses Ompusunggu and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Home Ministry and lawmakers are once again mulling a plan to increase the allocation of state funds for political parties.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama denies that he insulted verses in the Quran last month and says that his words were taken out of context.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – A survey by Public Opinion and Policy Research (Populi Center) revealed on Thursday that 42.5 percent of Muslim respondents vote for Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ah

Jakarta – Six pairs of Aceh governor and deputy governor hopefuls took a Quran recitation test on Wednesday as one of the local requirements to compete in the 2017 election.

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Jakarta – An expert on state administration law, Margarito Kamis, said the nomination of Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono – former president and Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's son – a

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo has said he very much regrets Maj.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has expressed his support for former education and culture minister Anies Baswedan to contest the Jakarta gubernatorial

Syamsul Huda M.Suhari and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Gorontalo/Banjarnegara/Jayapura/Padang – Despite campaigning for reforms, political parties keep sustaining political dynasties in the country with p

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – For months, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has been fighting a losing battle in challenging the House of Representatives' decisions during the deliberation

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the government has consolidated support among its political allies at a national level, the opposition camp is now striving to form alliances

Jakarta – A senior analyst has warned political parties against nominating former convicts as candidates in a host of regional elections to be held simultaneously on Feb.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The debate over a planned election regulation (PKPU) that will allow convicts to run in regional elections has split political parties at the House of Representativ

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – When popular Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama announced his now-canceled independent bid for the city's upcoming gubernatorial election, analysts aske

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Haeril Halim and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – If the government gets its way, voters in the 2019 legislative elections will have little say in deciding who is elected a legislator in the House

Jakarta – A political expert has warned a large coalition supporting President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration will weaken the system of checks and balances within the government as political

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Jakarta – House of Representatives Commission II, the General Elections Commission, or KPU, and the government have agreed that persons who were convicted of minor crimes will be allowed to partici

Pandaya, Jakarta – "When lawmakers are mulling a legislative plan, be very, very afraid." So goes a classic adage warning of anxieties about an impending law tailor-made to defend politicians' inte

Jakarta – Millions of people could lose their voting rights in the upcoming regional elections in February as the government and the House of Representatives insist that they have electronic identi

Jakarta – The 2019 presidential election is still three years away, but the Golkar Party has already launched an aggressive campaign in the regions for its presidential nominee: President Joko "Jok

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As the government is mulling over the electoral system that will be implemented in the 2019 elections, it is encouraged to keep the current open-list system that allows voter

Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has released an election vulnerability index identifying regions prone to electoral fraud and conflicts, with West Papua province topping the li

Jakarta – An electoral watchdog warned that Banten's political dynasty has made it impossible for clean, honest and fair regional elections to take place in the province.

Paulina Quintao – The Caucus organization has provided training to 180 potential female candidates in rural areas to help prepare them for the suku (village) elections to be held in October.

Paulina Quintao – The Caucus organization is providing training to 30 potential female political candidates, which have been registered in the National Election Commission (NCE), in preparation for

Jakarta – The government said on Sunday the portion of women participating in legislative elections remained stagnant at 17 percent, lower than the 30 percent quota mandated by a law on elections.