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Biden Warns Israel It Is ‘Losing Support’ Over War

The president’s words exposed a widening rift between his administration and that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as casualties rise in Gaza.

1 year ago
Presidential Race

2024 Election Debate: Round 1

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1 year ago
Politics

YouTubers, content creators can moderate presidential debates: KPU

The General Elections Commission chairman Hasyim Asy'ari said moderators for the presidential debates should be personalities known by the public, and that social media personalities and content creators could easily meet that criteria. ...

1 year ago

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BREAKING: Court rejects Prabowo's vote-rigging claims

The ruling, which has been unanimously signed by all justices on the panel, is final.

6 years ago
Politics

Prabowo’s claim of victory baseless, court says

Most of the evidence submitted by Prabowo’s legal team was only pictures or scanned versions of C1 vote tally forms.

6 years ago
Politics

Court finds no connection between white shirts and vote count

“We find no proof indicating that the call [to wear white shirts] had intimidated voters; nor did it affect the vote tally," Justice Arief Hidayat said.

6 years ago
Politics

Regional leaders' support for incumbent not enough as proof of election fraud, justices say

The court also rejected the plaintiffs' claim that the Jokowi-Ma'ruf ticket's call on its voters to wear white shirts while casting their ballots on election day was a violation, arguing that the plaintiffs had failed to elaborate on the correlation between the call and the vote tally secured by the presidential candidates.

6 years ago
Politics

Court finds no evidence of Prabowo’s massive electoral fraud allegations

The Constitutional Court said on Thursday that it had found no evidence that could prove allegations of “structured, systematic and massive” electoral fraud filed by the losing Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno ticket in its petition challenging the presidential election result.

6 years ago
Politics

Supreme Court rejects Prabowo team’s lawsuit against Bawaslu

The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit by the campaign team of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno against the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu).

6 years ago
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Rivals scramble to strike deal

Gerindra executive Andre Rosiade said that Prabowo would soon gather all political parties in his camp — the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the Democrats and PAN — to talk about the fate of the coalition.

6 years ago
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PKS may become last bulwark of government opposition

The conservative party may find it difficult to join the nationalist-leaning government that will be formed by Joko "Jokowi" Widodo 

6 years ago
Politics

Prabowo supporters hit streets again ahead of Thursday's ruling

They plan to stage the protest until 6 p.m. on Wednesday

6 years ago
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Indonesian police accused of torture in May riots

At least 12 tortured as police tried to quell riots on May 21-23

6 years ago
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Open-list voting system ‘needs reform'

Indonesia should consider a mixed-list system that would also have a proportional element in the next general elections.

6 years ago
Politics

Police tortured suspected rioters: Amnesty International

Indonesia had ratified the United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), Usman said, and therefore the country should make effort to end impunity and hold the police accountable for human rights violations.

6 years ago
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Constitutional Court ready to rule on Prabowo's petition

Should Prabowo fail in the lawsuit, it would be the second time that the former general has lost a presidential dispute at the Constitutional Court.

6 years ago
Politics

Court to rule on Prabowo’s petition on Thursday

The final decision is expected to end the drama surrounding incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s reelection victory.

6 years ago
Politics

With last election dispute hearing over, all eyes on court for June 28 ruling

The head of Prabowo’s legal team, Bambang Widjojanto, said he would also be ready to accept a final ruling in a bid to avoid division among the people.

6 years ago
Politics

Former Kopassus leader Soenarko released, but probe continues

Soenarko's release was guaranteed by Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.

6 years ago
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General Firli leaves KPK enforcement position, returns to police

Prior to his transfer back to the National Police, Firli was under investigation for an alleged ethics violation.

6 years ago
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Data entry errors do not annul poll results: Constitutional Court

As Prabowo’s legal team insisted that there had been data entry errors — which the camp claims constitute fraud — in the KPU’s vote tally in the real count system (Situng), the court reminded the presidential ticket during the hearing that Situng did not determine the result of the election.

6 years ago
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PDI-P likely to remain Megawati fiefdom

Megawati’s children would likely succeed her as PDI-P chief, but they might not necessarily have to be the party’s presidential nominees for 2024

6 years ago
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Despite Kivlan's suspect status in May 22 riots, government reluctant to grill him

Two retired Army generals who are also supporters of Prabowo Subianto have been named suspects in connection to postelection riots following the victory of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. 

6 years ago
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Constitutional Court grills Prabowo's witnesses

Various testimonies, ranging from millions of alleged invalid ID card numbers to suspected vote-stamping attempts by an election worker, were brought before the nine-panel bench, whose members were by turns angry and amused by the witnesses.

6 years ago
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KPK leaders endured rocky, but rewarding term

The current KPK leadership uncovered corruption in the e-ID mega project and, for the first time, prosecuted corporations

6 years ago
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Indonesia's poll body fights back

KPU says Prabowo camp fails to explain poll body’s involvement in alleged vote rigging

6 years ago
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PDI-P, Dems prepare succession with 2024 election in mind

Senior PDI-P politician Pramono Anung says there were talks to appoint a chief executive or deputy chairperson to run the daily affairs of the party.

6 years ago
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Government aims to shield KPK from radicalism

The BNPT, which owns the database on radical groups and their links, would assist in tracking the candidates’ backgrounds to find out whether or not there were candidates who were exposed to radical teachings

6 years ago
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'I hope there’s justice for Markus': Girlfriend talks about alleged victim of May 22 riots

Police said all suspected rioters being treated at Kramat Jati Police Hospital could not be visited by their families.

6 years ago
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Prabowo to present ‘unexpected’ witnesses in court

One of the possible witnesses is Adj. Comr. Sulman Aziz, a former Pasirwangi Police chief in Garut, West Java, who said in March that the top brass of the local police had ordered him to direct people in the regency to vote for Jokowi.

6 years ago
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‘Taliban’ allegations deepen KPK rift

The plan, which came from the KPK selection committee (Pansel), has restoked tensions surrounding the antigraft body, which has been battered by scandals related to the high-profile corruption cases it has investigated in the past five years.  

6 years ago
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Prabowo legal team directs attack at Ma’ruf Amin

The Prabowo legal team highlights vice presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin's status at two sharia banks, but experts doubt their attempt to overturn the election result will bear fruit.

6 years ago
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May 22 riots cause fear among citizens: Survey

While people think the riots did not affect overall economic and legal conditions, the survey finds that more people now perceive the country’s political condition to be worsening. 

6 years ago
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