Indonesia elections

INDONESIA’S largest political party nominated on Wednesday (Aug 28) a Cabinet minister as its candidate for Jakarta governor, effectively ending the chance of the early favourite and vocal government ...

Lawmakers will pause legislation that would have undercut a Constitutional Court ruling earlier this week

INDONESIA’S Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said on Wednesday (Mar 20), beating two rivals who have vowed to file a lega...

THE presidential race in Indonesia is over and with a clear result. The winner Prabowo Subianto achieved almost 60 per cent of the vote nationwide. The victory is notable for its wide appeal across al...

INDONESIAN authorities were making final preparations ahead of Wednesday’s (Feb 14) election, with around 25,000 police set to ensure security in a contest seen as a test of democratic gains made sinc...

HUNDREDS of Indonesian students and activists staged protests on Monday (Feb 12) over what they see as outgoing President Joko Widodo’s abuse of power to sway voters in this week’s election in favour ...

TENS of thousands of supporters of Indonesia’s presidential contenders packed final rallies in the capital Jakarta and the Central Java city of Solo on Saturday (Feb 10), as campaigning draws to a clo...

INDONESIAN presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is projected to pip the 50 per cent threshold needed to win the Feb 14 election in a single round, the latest opinion poll showed on Friday (Feb 9).

[JAKARTA] Former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo, who is one of three men in the running to succeed Joko Widodo as Indonesia’s next President, said he would review the country’s job creation laws...