Jakarta, ID
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 00:47 AM

Presidential election

  • Megawati supporters march to Constitutional Court

    Hundreds of supporters of presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri marched to the Constitutional Court office on Wednesday to hear the verdict on the July 8 presidential election dispute, to be announced…

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  • Supreme Court's ruling annuls presidential election results: Analyst

    A political expert says that the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to annul the second phase counting of the April legislative elections by the General Elections Commission (KPU) could…

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  • Megawati team wants second round of elections

    The Megawati Soekarnoputri campaign team says that the General Elections Commission (KPU) must hold a second round of presidential elections pitting Megawati against incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the…

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  • Megawati-Prabowo team files lawsuit protesting presidential election result

    A team representing presidential candidates pair Megawati Soekarnoputri and Prabowo Subianto filed a lawsuit contesting the official presidential result at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday morning.

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  • Kalla named democracy hero

    The people of South Sulawesi has granted Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK) with the title of Democracy Hero for conceding his loss and accepting the recent Presidential Election result.

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  • Poll results valid albeit without consent of contestants

    Constitutional Court Chief Moh. Mahfud MD says the official results of the presidential election announced by the General Elections Commission (KPU) are legitimate, even without approval of all the contestants.

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  • Re-elected Yudhoyono delays acceptance speech

    President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has opted to delay his acceptance speech after the General Elections Commission (KPU) confirmed his reelection Saturday, to allow his contenders to challenge the polls results.

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  • KPU fails to address voter list fiasco: Poll watch

    The Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) says the General Elections Commission has failed to address problems related to the fixed voter list for the presidential election.

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  • SBY officially declared winner

    The General Elections Commission (KPU) finished counting votes from the recent presidential election Thursday, two days ahead of schedule, officially giving  incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) a second term,…

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  • Kalla leads at home

    Golkar Party’s presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla and his running mate Wiranto of the People’s Conscience Party (Hanura) lead the official vote count for the July 8 election in South Sulawesi.

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