#presidential race

Collection of presidential race news, found 239 news.

SMC prompts two candidates to avoid quick count for psywar

The chairman of the Board Public Institute Sabang-Merauke Circle (SMC), Syahganda Nainggolan, has asked the two ...

BI`s key rate maintained to control inflation

Bank Indonesia (BI) maintained on Thursday its benchmark rate at 7.5 percent in an effort to keep the inflation rate ...

US congratulates Indonesia on its successful elections

The US government has congratulated the people of Indonesia on its successful presidential elections on Wednesday, the ...

KPU asks two candidates to respect official results

The General Elections Commission (KPU) Chairman Husni Kamil Manik has called on both the presidential candidate pairs ...

Indonesia`s head-to-head presidential race and media coverage

For the first time in Indonesias history, the countrys presidential race between two rivals has triggered sharp ...

Bank Indonesia set to protect rupiah stability

Bank Indonesia (BI) said it will be ready in the market to protect rupiah stability amid the high volatility in ...

Jokowi vows to fight hoodlums

Presidential candidate Joko Widodo (Jokowi) believes that he can eliminate the hoodlum menace in the country by ...

Poll surveys indicate tight race in Indonesia`s presidential election

Last year, various media reports described presidential hopeful Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as the strongest frontrunner in ...

Rupiah loses value against US dollar

The Indonesian currency rupiah lost value in interbank transaction closing at the level of 11,915 per US dollar on ...

Jakarta police to deploy 30,000 personnel during presidential poll

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police will deploy around 30 thousand personnel to secure the July 9 presidential election in ...

Prabowo can win presidential race: survey

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto can win the upcoming July 9 presidential election if his electability ...

Media should facilitate voters to make best choice

Many electronic, print, and online media publications are biased and even help publicize black or negative campaigns ...

Kalla has potential to overshadow Jokowi: Observer

Political observer Hendri Satrio of the Paramadina University said Jusuf Kalla (JK), who is a former vice president ...

Vietnam expects ri`s future leader will maintain bilateral relations

Vietnam expects Indonesias future president to maintain good bilateral relations with Vietnam, both at the regional ...

Democratic Party will not automatically become opposition party: Observer

The Democratic Party (PD) will not automatically become the opposition party if it did not join any of the two ...