After his victory was made official, the 74-year-old former general gave a speech calling for unity “to achieve the ideals that our nation hopes for.” “But after this, the people …
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and his elder son are no longer members of the country’s ruling party after they endorsed presidential election winner Prabowo Subianto over the PDI-P’s candidate, according …
Otto Hasibuan, a lawyer for Prabowo, said the ruling represented “a victory for all Indonesians”, and reaffirmed that the former military leader was looking forward to taking office in October. …
“I don’t foresee that there will be any drastic changes. China will still be one of the biggest investors in Indonesia,” said Yohanes Sulaiman, an international relations lecturer at the …
According to the unofficial quick count results of the February 14 vote, Defence Minister Prabowo earned nearly 60 per cent of the vote, a significant lead over the other two …
Suwondo, who wished to be identified by his first name only and is a Chinese Indonesian resident of Depok, a satellite city of Jakarta, said he voted against Prabowo in …
Two unsuccessful candidates in last week’s Indonesian presidential election have urged parliament to look into complaints of irregularities in the run-up to the event. The call comes despite comments by …
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 …