The General Elections Commission (KPU) says the delay in updating the 2024 general elections vote count on Sirekap is for the sake of data synchronization and accuracy.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Monday that he would play the role of “bridge builder” in a post-election reconciliation effort that analysts say is an attempt to maintain a leading role in politics for the remainder of his term and beyond.

A PDI-P legislative candidate has called on the KPU to provide a clear explanation for why vote counting had been suspended at the district level, alleging an attempt at vote rigging to ensure an advantage for a rival party to make gains in the House.

Following widespread criticisms alleging the President's meddling in the 2024 general election, Jokowi said he was simply acting as "a bridge" in post-election coalition talks.

The camps of the two candidate pairs who, by the quick count figures, appear to have lost last week's presidential election are preparing to challenge the results at the Constitutional Court with allegations of large-scale electoral fraud.

A closer look at the data suggests that Prabowo has managed upset victories in the Bali-Nusa Tenggara and Central Java-Yogyakarta electoral regions, previously strongholds of Ganjar and the PDI-P.

At least 23 poll workers died during and after the Feb. 14 general election, reportedly of exhaustion, despite efforts by the General Elections Commission (KPU) to prevent a repetition of 2019’s hundreds of election worker deaths.

One day after Prabowo claimed victory in Wednesday’s presidential election, PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto hinted at the readiness of the party to go into opposition after being the largest party in the ruling coalition for the past 10 years.

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, who is leading the preliminary presidential election result based on quick counts by pollsters, has begun receiving congratulatory calls from world leaders.

Prabowo and Gibran did not gain any votes from a polling station (TPS) in Atti Village in South Papua despite leading the real count in the province.

The health minister announced on Friday that 27 local poll administrators (KPPS) had died over the course of the election, with the causes of death including heart attacks and accidents.

The Elections Supervisory Agency has received thousands of reports of election fraud that occurred on the Feb. 14 voting day, ranging from intimidation of poll workers and voters to double voting and glitches of the official vote tallying platform.

Milki village in Keerom regency, Papua, is scheduled to hold supplementary voting on Friday after the voting materials arrived at the village on Thursday afternoon.

Voters reportedly received two ballot papers for the presidential election. 

The PDI-P is gearing up for strategic discussions with the campaign team of Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar to address alleged irregularities during the election.

Prabowo reinvented himself and strengthened his political base in the election, but It was his alliance with former rival Jokowi that played a key role in his ability to clinch the presidency, analysts say.

Indonesia received congratulatory messages from officials and politicians from around the world for the high turnout during the 2024 general election. They also expressed their wishes to work with the elected government when they are sworn into office in October.

President Jokowi told reporters that he had congratulated presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka during a meeting on the night of the Feb. 14, as the pair was leading in various preliminary vote counts.

Local administrations and health centers have been working to prepare special facilities for legislative candidates who are likely to suffer from stress and mental breakdowns after defeat in the Feb. 14 election.

Comedian Komeng leads KPU’s preliminary real count for the West Java constituency of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD).

A Bawaslu commissioner said on Wednesday that the agency had discovered 1,200 violations during the 2024 general election, but expected the remainder of the process to be free of any breaches.

Bawaslu says a revote for postal and mobile ballot voting methods in Kuala Lumpur had been recommended by the regional supervisory committee, urging the public’s continued vigilance toward the voting count process.

Three time's the charm as Prabowo declares victory on Wednesday by thanking his key supporters in his  “Indonesian Onward Coalition” grand alliance.

Voting day saw voters brave floods to cast their votes in several regions, while others were greeted by Valentine's Day-theme decorations during the world's largest single-day election.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is set to come out on top in the 2024 legislative election, according to several preliminary counts, as it seeks to continue its 10 years of political dominance.

Self-styled youth party the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) won more votes in its race for seats in the House of Representatives than it did in its electoral debut in 2019, according to preliminary results from several pollsters on Wednesday.

Food and beverage establishments across the country provide promos and discounts for their products to encourage eligible voters to go to the polls, while also drawing in customers.