Against a backdrop of heated district politics, Islamic parties rally in the Papuan highlands.
Bersih2014: A New Political Movement is Born
Sick of oligarchy and money-politics, a coalition of Indonesian NGOs are fighting back
Indonesia’s Political Football
A win is all but out of sight for presidential hopefull Aburizal Bakrie, but can he at least score an equalizer?
Jokowi the party man
Classic Jokowi campaigning was on show on the weekend, but so was the classic PDI-P variety.
The Lion of PKB: Rusdi Kirana
Greg Fealy looks at how one of Indonesia's Islamic parties embraced an ethnic Chinese, non-Muslim, airline director
The Out-of-Towners
You're not from around here, are you? Non-resident legislative candidates are a national phenomenon.
The holes in donut politics
In a political landscape dominated by money-politics, can a box of treats sweeten up Indonesia's voters?
Jokowimania: a dispatch from Southeast Sulawesi
Eve Warburton reports that PDI-P hopes Jokowimania will help the party make inroads in far-flung parts of Indonesia.
Hot on the hustings–Indonesia’s ‘caleg cantik’
An increasing number of celebrities standing for parliament is a side-effect of quotas for female representation in politics.
Democracy, a ‘pathway to hell’
Democracy might be 'haram', but Islamist vigilantes are using it to their strategic advantage.
Indonesia’s Overseas Vote: Time for Secession?
Indonesia's bizarre system for apportioning the votes of expats leads to some unusual campaign strategies.
Meet Joko Widodo
No, he’s not the Messiah, but a bit of reformist populism was just what Indonesia needed in 2014