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Reprimand regional head candidates over COVID-19 fund misuse: MPR

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo urged the General Elections Commission (KPU) and ...

KPU should reject candidacy of former drug users: Gerindra

Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party urged the General Elections Commission’s (KPU’s) regional offices ...

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Indonesia's regional head elections postponed over COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought several countries to a near standstill, as activities involving ...

Surakarta postpones regional elections stages over COVID-19 concerns

The General Elections Commission (KPU) in Surakarta City, Central Java, decided to defer the stages of regional ...

KPU postpones regional elections' preliminary stages

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has postponed the preliminary stages of the simultaneously regional elections in ...

COVID-19: NGO seeks postponement of local election process

The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) has urged the government to postpone some of the procedural ...

House urges KPU, Bawaslu to draft SOPs to tackle COVID-19

The House of Representatives (DPR) urged the General Elections Commission (KPU) and Elections Supervisory Agency ...

KPK questions election commission chief as witness in bribery case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned General Elections Commission (KPU) Chief Arief Budiman as ...

Bawaslu identifies 24 regions susceptible to election conflicts

Indonesia's General Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) released the Regional Elections Vulnerability Index (IKP) ...

VP urges regional election contestants to evade money politics

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has appealed to all contestants of the simultaneous regional elections to steer clear ...

VP tells participants to promote unity in polls

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has urged all participants of this year's simultaneous regional election ...

Indonesia's economy still heavy in 2020: Deputy minister

Indonesia's economy will find it hard to grow in 2020 because it cannot remain separate from the effects of the ...

DPR agrees to evaluate simultaneous general elections in 2019

The House of Representatives (DPR) has agreed to a proposal on the revision of law on simultaneous general ...

President Widodo defends regional head elections

President Joko Widodo has defended the direct election of regional heads, and said it reflects the people's ...

F&B industry will grow 8%: Industry Ministry

The domestic food and beverage industry will grow eight percent at the end of 2019, falling short of the target of nine ...