Indonesia politics

Washington is awaiting until the release of official results before contacting the president-elect. But waiting would be strategically costly.

The promotion of Prabowo Subianto to the rank of four-star general has drawn further attention to his controversial military career under Suharto's New Order regime.

Recent elections have upended the assumption that young people are inherently more progressive than their elders.

A senior party official says that the election, which was won decisively by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, was tainted by “abuse of power."

A number of former members of the extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah cast their votes in last week's election, some for the first time.

Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo have both expressed concerns that last week's election was tainted by fraud and abuses of power.

Cast into opposition for the first time in two decades, the PDI-P has a critical role to play as a check on the incoming administration's power.

The election of Prabowo Subianto bears a striking resemblance to the comeback victory of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in 2022.

The ex-general's ascent to the presidency of Southeast Asia's most populous nation crowns a long and controversial career.

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

The unofficial quick count results have the former general on track to avoid a run-off in the three-way race for president.

The country's economy has grown by an average of 4.2 percent each year that Jokowi has been in office – and voters want more of the same.