Indonesia election

Thousands are standing for election on Wednesday but many find it hard to get the money they need to campaign.

Indonesians will head to the polls on Feb 14, and some sectors have already benefited from the campaign season.

Indonesia's new president, likely to be Prabowo Subianto, will need to put in place unfashionable reforms to ensure Indonesia's economy can meet the demands ...

Joko, commonly known as Jokowi, beat him in both the 2014 and 2019 elections, the nation's most recent. Before that, he lost as the vice-presidential candidate ...

The U.S. sees Indonesia's democracy as critical to regional stability, yet the election takes place against a backdrop of increasing democratic fragility.

As a former governor from outside Indonesia's political and military elite, Ganjar Pranowo is banking on his populist appeal and folksy charm to stay in ...

People under 40 will decide who leads the world's third-largest democracy when voting takes place on 14 February.

In the upcoming Indonesian presidential elections, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of current ...

JAKARTA -- Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is growing more likely to win Indonesia's presidential election in the first round, the latest polls sugg.

Who is running for president? Three candidates are vying to succeed incumbent President Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, who is finishing the second of the ...

Parliament is widely viewed as one of Indonesia's most graft-hit institutions, and the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) monitor says at least 56 candidates ...

A tainted former general could win the Indonesian presidency, in a setback for the country's democratic experiment.

At the end of January 2024, ANTARA undertook a trip to the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) border to visit its polling station (TPS) ahead of the 2024 ...

Indonesian terrorist organisations have weakened significantly in the past five years. Due to the mass arrest of terrorist suspects since 2018, major terrorist ...

Voters in the world's third-largest democracy cast ballots on February 14, but the presidential race is expected to go into a June runoff.

Despite not running in the upcoming polls, Indonesian President Jokowi's face is prominently displayed on election posters across the nation.

Younger Indonesians will be key on February 14 as the country heads to the polls, with around half of registered voters being under the age of 40.