Gibran Rakabuming Raka

The inauguration ceremony marked a triumphant apotheosis for the former general, who was elected in a landslide in February.

Kaesang Pangarep's luxurious trip to the United States has highlighted the privileges enjoyed by the country's political elite.

The Supreme Court ruling will pave the way for President Joko Widodo's youngest son to run in the Jakarta gubernatorial election on November 27.

A senior official confirmed that Joko Widodo lost his membership after refusing to endorse its presidential candidate in February's election.

According to the official results released yesterday, the former general won around 58 percent of the vote on February 14.

The former general, who spent time in voluntary exile in Jordan, is poised to build on the progress made by President Joko Widodo.

With unofficial results pointing to a landslide victory, attention turns to how the former special forces commander plans to govern.

The most important things to watch ahead of the world's largest single-day poll on February 14.

Around 205 million Indonesians are eligible to vote on February 14, more than half of them under the age of 43.

The country's second-most populous province is also a stronghold of the country's largest and most influential Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama.

Support for former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan is building, setting up a potentially interesting run-off election in June.

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the running-mate of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, was accused of breaching a minor Jakarta gubernatorial regulation.

Indonesia's recent presidential and vice-presidential debates have obscured as much about the candidates as they have revealed.

Since appointing President Joko Widodo's son as his running-mate in October, the former general's popularity has surged.

The October 16 ruling opened up a path for President Joko Widodo's eldest son to take part in the presidential election in February.

An estimated 204 million are eligible to cast their votes when the country goes to the polls on February 14.

An October 16 ruling by the Constitutional Court could reshape the upcoming presidential contest, and even the future trajectory of Indonesian democracy.

Do the results suggest significant public support for the defense minister's appointment of President Joko Widodo's son as his running-mate?

The growing estrangement between the Indonesian president and the party that he represented at the past two presidential elections could shape the country's future political trajectory.

Anwar Usman should have recused himself from a Constitutional Court ruling that allowed President Joko Widodo's son, his nephew by marriage, to run in next year's presidential election.

President Joko Widodo is using the powers of the state in an unprecedented bid to shape his country's political trajectory.

The comments from Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo follow the appointment of President Joko Widodo's son as their rival's vice presidential running mate.

Complainants allege that last week's ruling, which paved the way for President Joko Widodo's 36-year-old son to run in next year's election, was politically motivated.

The country's democratic durability has been underpinned by pragmatic collaboration between elites. This has come at a cost.