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Ready to win but not prepared to taste defeat

The political atmosphere is all charged up, as May 22, 2019, draws closer, when Indonesia's General Election ...

"People power" movement does not contravene Constitution: Syamsuddin

Din Syamsuddin, a prominent figure of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization, believes that ...

Backing for Subianto strong in Riau, with 61.26 percent support

Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno recorded victory in the 2019 presidential elections in Riau, with 1,975,287 votes, or ...

Police urge people not to hold mass protest on May 22

The Indonesian Police have urged people not to hold a mass protest on May 22, once the results of the general elections ...

Indonesian Ulema Council says no "people power" movement

Ma'ruf bagged 74,499,221 or 55.91 percent and Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno got 58,753,681 or 44.09 percent. The ...

KPU violates registration procedure for quick count institutions

The Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) said in its recent verdict that the General Election Commission (KPU) ...

House concurs to form fact-finding team probing poll officers' deaths

The House of Representatives (DPR) has assented to the formation of a joint fact-finding team to investigate the deaths ...

No potential unrest on May 22: Indonesia's police spokesman

Indonesia's national police confirmed that there would be no potential unrest on the day the General Elections ...

People must go through official channels over electoral disputes: KPU

The Southeast Sulawesi's General Election Commission (KPU) has emphasized that despite transparency in vote ...

Police confirm 32 thousand security personnel to secure KPU building

Some 32 thousand police and military personnel will be stationed to secure the General Elections Commission (KPU) ...

Completion of East Jakarta's manual vote recount awaited: KPU

The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) is awaiting the final results of the manual vote recount for the ...

W Sumatra KPU vote recapitulation result indicates Prabowo's victory

Amin Ma'ruf secured 407,761 votes, or 14.05 percent. Subianto received an overwhelming majority of the votes in ...

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Uncovering mystery behind polling station workers' deaths

Indonesia has held its first simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections on April 17 peacefully but, the ...

Public urged not to get provoked by "people power" : House speaker

Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Bambang Soesatyo called on the people at large not to be ...

Indonesia's textile and clothing industry's growth reaches 18 percent

The growth of the textile and apparel industry was the highest recorded at 18.98 percent in the first quarter of 2019, ...