#regional election

Collection of regional election news, found 162 news.

Ahok dropped appeal for interests of all: Veronica Tan

Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) decided to drop his appeal against the two-year jail sentence ...

Security leaders monitor voting area during regional election

Security leaders in Jakarta were monitoring the regional election process on Wednesday in the voting site used by ...

Baswedan pays respect to parents before casting vote

Jakarta governor candidate Anies Baswedan followed the Javanese tradition of sungkem (paying respect) to his ...

Police, military to jointly guard Jakarta gubernatorial election

National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian has highlighted the synergy between the National Police (Polri) and the ...

President calls on clerics to help assure peaceful Jakarta election

President Joko Widodo met Islam clerics here on Monday to seek their support to assure peaceful implementation of ...

Cathedral hurch urges catholics to vote in Jakarta election

The Keuskupan Agung (Archdiocese) Jakarta Church has urged the Catholics here to participate in the second round of ...

Jakarta`s mass prayer participants instructed to not stage long march

Indonesian Police Chief General Tito Karnavian urged Muslims joining the "112" mass prayer rally organized by the ...

Aceh records highest violence ahead of election: NGO

Aceh province has the highest record of violence ahead of the regional election 2017, with 26 incidents in some ...

No legal complaint will be filed against MUI chairman: Djarot

The running mate of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok), Djarot Syaiful Hidayat, stated here on Wednesday that no legal ...

Election commission returns computers it sought from Jakarta administration

The General Election Commission of the Jakarta special region has decided to return 25 computers and 21 laptops it ...

National police urge people not to misuse social media

The Indonesian National Police called on people not to misuse social media to provoke each other. "If the police ...

Agus-Sylviana to contest Jakarta gubernatorial election challenging incumbent pair

Son of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono army major Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono has been named candidate to ...

President receives constitutional court chief to discuss regional election disputes

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) Arief Hidayat to discuss legal ...

It is expected to be all smooth for Tito Karnavian

President Joko Widodo (Jokwi) has named Comr.Gen. Tito Karnavian as the sole candidate to replace outgoing police ...

Will Ahok change his stance, only time will tell

With the election of Jakartas next governor just a few months away, the political atmosphere in the capital city, and ...