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political-parties

City 2 weeks ago

Gerindra, PKS screen Jakarta deputy governor candidates behind closed doors

After months of stalling, Gerinda and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) have finally screened three...

National 2 months ago

Political parties clash over sharia-based bylaws

Sharia bylaws are widely popular among Indonesian Muslims, with 90.9 percent of 1,620 respondents in...

Editorial 3 months ago

KPK the disrupter

Indonesia is a unique case, where an intervening variable works alongside an electoral system to del...

City 5 months ago

Jakarta to increase political party funding

The Jakarta administration announced it would almost triple political party funding to Rp 5.3 billio...

Politics 6 months ago

Agus’ vice presidential bid not nonnegotiable: SBY

In working toward forming a coalition, Democratic Party chief and former president Susilo Bambang Yu...

City 6 months ago

‘I am in Jakarta’ says Anies on presidential race

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan’s name has been frequently mentioned as a potential candi...

SE Asia 7 months ago

Malaysia freezes bank accounts of Najib's party in 1MDB probe - media

Malaysia's anti-graft agency has frozen bank accounts of the political party once led by former ...

Politics 7 months ago

Indonesian election season is a gauge of rise of political Islam

About 100 residents of a gritty commercial district of Indonesia's capital listen intently as a ...

SE Asia 9 months ago

Malaysia's Mahathir says expects to be sworn in as PM today

Malaysian veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, said he expected to be sworn in as prime minister ...

Politics 9 months ago

Nationalist parties stand tall despite rising conservatism

Relatively secular nationalist parties will win big in the 2019 legislative elections, beating Islam...