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Victorious Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (left) walks with President Joko Widodo during a visit to a military hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 19, 2024. Explain the rationale ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia’s Presidential Hopefuls Woo Young Voters With Social Media, K-Pop
Indonesian vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is also the eldest son of President Joko Widodo, attends a Mobile Legend Championship e-sport tournament in South Tangerang, ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Thousands Storm Indonesia’s Parliament Amid Political Chaos
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Lawmakers in Indonesia backed down from plans to ratify a series of ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo pitches a broad political tent on unsteady democratic ground
Prabowo Subianto was elected with a landslide victory in February 2024, assisted by unprecedented backing from the outgoing Widodo administration. While Prabowo is poised to make a strong start to his ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Generative AI may change elections this year — Indonesia shows how
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Fika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia’s presidential election next week for a once-feared former special forces commander. She ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia and the politics of platform governance
The Indonesian government seeks to assert greater control over global digital platforms. This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 17 April 2026. Can the Indonesian government ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Teaching Western Political Thought in Indonesia
JAKARTA—On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15 and 16, just before proud Indonesians celebrated the 80 th anniversary of their independence on Sunday, Aug. 17, I conducted in the country’s capital city four ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia's political unrest roils stock, currency markets
A protester walks with an Indonesian flag in front of a police headquarters that was set on fire and looted during demonstrations in Surabaya on August 31, 2025. Southeast The political unrest in ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia and the politics of platform governance
Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya Hafid, along with several officials from government agencies, conducted an inspection of the technology company Meta’s office in South ...