#2019 elections

Collection of 2019 elections news, found 104 news.

Parliament, KPU decide on 75-day campaign period for 2024 elections

The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) and the General Elections Commission (KPU) have decided that the ...

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Improve elections and brace for 2024

Elections have been an intrinsic part of Indonesia's political system since the first election for the ...

MP lauds high voter turnout in local elections

Guspardi Gaus, a member of Commission II of the House of Representatives (DPR), has lauded the high voter turnout of ...

Jokowi upbeat about Muhammadiyah debunking hoaxes surrounding COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is optimistic that Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization, ...

Indonesian franchise business to grow 5 percent in 2019

Indonesia's franchise business is expected to recover and grow by five percent in 2019 after the country completes ...

PKS is certain to become the opposition

The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is certain to become an opposition party during the Joko Widodo-KH Ma'ruf ...

Election comission asks elected legislators to submit wealth reports

Raja Ampat District General Election Commission (KPU), West Papua Province, has reminded the elected legislators to ...

Gerindra Party to stay in opposition in government, parliament

Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) will stay in opposition in the government and parliament, as it seeks to apply the ...

Death count in Jakarta post-election protests climbs to eight

The official death toll of protesters killed in a clash during the post-election protests in Jakarta on Mar 21-22 ...

Muhammadiyah pushes for Jokowi-Prabowo meeting to allay tensions

Chairperson of the Muhammadiyah Central Leadership Haedar Nashir insisted that presidential candidate number 01 Joko ...

Police resort to tear gas for riot control in Central Jakarta

Police officers fired volleys of tear gas to disperse a crowd in Petamburan area, Central Jakarta, on ...

VP calls for two solutions to improve Indonesian electoral system

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has proposed two solutions to improve upon problems faced during Indonesia’s 2019 ...

PDIP, Golkar, Gerindra come out on top in 2019 elections

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Golkar and Gerindra have come out on top in the 2019 general ...

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Many call to conduct comprehensive assessment of Indonesia's elections

Indonesia’s simultaneous legislative and presidential elections were not only the largest single-day democratic ...

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Indonesia holds most complex legislative and presidential elections

Indonesia held the world's biggest and most complex single-day vote on April 17, 2019, where 192 million people ...