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PDI-P struggle for presidential threshold

Tonight represents a disappointing result for Megawati's party, writes Tom Power.

A sight for sore eyes?

We cast our eyes over the best and worst campaign posters from the 2014 legislative elections.

Indonesia’s legislative elections: the story so far

Catch up with the key trends and developments in Indonesia's legislative elections.

INDONESIA VOTES LIVE BLOG

Live coverage of Indonesia's legislative election: 187 million voters elect 20,000 candidates from 12 parties.

Irene Fernandez: Speaking truth to power

Irene Fernandez recognised that our humanity is defined by the manner in which we relate to others especially by those whom society considers the least.

The toll of the campaign trail

Get the hospital beds ready! By Wednesday evening Indonesia will be awash with bankrupt and depressed ex-candidates.

The Jokowi effect in Bali: PDIP’s quest for dominance

After a 15-year decline, will Jokowi’s nomination re-establish PDIP's dominance in Bali?

Anti-Malaysianism gone wild

Indonesia-Malaysia rivalry is very much like sibling rivalry, with the younger one always demanding attention.

Polling says it’s Jokowi’s election to lose

New polling on Indonesia's 2014 elections is just like previous polling, only more so.

Bemused Spectators and Political Animals at the Tolikara Trough

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?