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President calls for consistency with regard to election law

President Joko Widodo said here on Saturday that he hoped for consistency with regard to the simplification of ...

Three causes to rapid spread of SARA issues: President

President Joko Widodo said there are three reasons behind the quick spreading of issues relating to religion, race, ...

VP believes 2019 elections must be held as scheduled

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said he believed that the 2019 legislative and presidential elections would be ...

Ahok-Djarot congratulate Anies-Sandi on Jakarta election victory

Jakarta governor candidate Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok, who is also the incumbent Jakarta governor, and his running ...

Jakarta to hold gubernatorial election

More than seven million eligible voters in Jakarta will come to polling stations on Wednesday (April 19) to choose ...

No need for mass mobilization to Jakarta: Police chief

The Indonesian Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian has stressed that mass mobilization on the day of the Jakartas ...

Minister to strengthen the election system

Indonesian government has committed to strengthen the election system by thoroughly reforming the the General ...

World Bank predicts stronger Indonesian economic growth in 2017

The World Bank has predicted a 5.2 percent growth for Indonesian economy in 2017 driven mainly by stronger household ...

Indonesian general elections bill to be finalized in April: House

The bill on general elections will be finalized before the deadline in late April, 2017, Deputy Speaker of the House ...

Four party factions agree to exercise right to investigate

The House of Representatives (DPRs) 90 members from four party factions agreed to use DPRs right to investigate the ...

Hoping for a calm cooling-off period of simultaneous "pilkada"

Over 40 million eligible voters are expected to go to polling stations in 101 regions across Indonesia for the ...

Police investigate alleged blasphemy in "Jokowi Undercover" case

The polices cyber crime unit has investigated the alleged blasphemy case involving author Bambang Tri Mulyono of a ...

Declaration of peace marks Jakarta gubernatorial election campaign

The implementation of gubernatorial election in Jakarta has been considered as a barometer of other regional head ...

Jakarta gubernatorial election represents miniature of Indonesian democracy

The Jakarta gubernatorial election (pilkada) is a miniature of the implementation of democracy in Indonesia, according ...

Jakarta police hold seminar on security ahead of polls

The Jakarta police on Tuesday organized a seminar on security and law enforcement during the 2017 regional ...