This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The polls have closed in Indonesia’s three-way presidential race, …
To make this single-day vote possible, election commission officials, alongside armed guards, are travelling far and wide using boats, planes and even helicopters, to transport ballot boxes and papers across …
This election cycle has been marked by controversies, particularly surrounding concerns of democratic backsliding in the country, which have prompted questions about President Widodo’s influence over state institutions to favour …
If Prabowo wins the presidency on Wednesday, it will be the culmination of a military and political career spent fighting to influence the future of his country. After graduating from …
Gibran, Widodo’s eldest son, made it onto Prabowo’s ticket as vice-presidential sidekick after the Constitutional Court ruled the 36-year-old could run, despite the minimum age being 40. The court was …
“Brothers and sisters, don’t be pitted against each other by foreign nations, don’t be continuously lied to, we must become a great, prosperous country, therefore we must maintain harmony and …
The hope for the PDI-P was that Widodo’s popularity would rub off on Ganjar, and that he would support Ganjar’s campaign – returning the favour to the party that stood …
Indonesia’s most famous rock band, Slank, has thrown its star power behind presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo in a high-profile snub to President Joko Widodo, marking a departure from its staunch …
If the debates significantly influenced voter decisions, Prabowo would probably be trailing his opponents. According to Drone Emprit, a website analysing citizens’ social media posts, Anies received the most positive …
The three contenders for the top job – Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and former regional governors Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan – had all sought her endorsement. After weeks of …