Elections

Election campaigning in highland Papua breaks all the stereotypes

While material inducements to voters have been prevalent in 2014, candidates also employ innovative campaign strategies to attract support

The distribution of money, goods and other benefits is an integral part of electioneering in Indonesia

Jokowi’s path to the presidency might not be as smooth as it once seemed, but he is still the front runner

Indonesia’s legislative elections offer a window into the deep forces shaping the country, and a glimpse of its political future

An unlikely alliance between former rebels and a former New Order tormentor will test the limits of Partai Aceh loyalty

Indonesian politicians want to raise their public profile but don’t want the criticism

While a famous ‘reformer’ tries to undermine Indonesia’s local democratic institutions, the predators come to the rescue

At its upmarket congress, Indonesia’s biggest Islamic party tried but failed to convince it has become an open and inclusive party

The election of Anas Urbaningrum suggests Partai Demokrat can survive without its founder, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political interference

In South Kalimantan local politicians target TV screens with strategically-placed messages for Ramadan

The elections were tense in Aceh but in the end helped to consolidate the peace process

This edition of Inside Indonesia examines the role of money, religion and much else in this year’s elections

Weak rules and weak implementation meant that influence could still be bought in the 2009 elections

The April 2009 legislative polls exposed weaknesses in Indonesia’s electoral management, but the results will help to strengthen the democratic polity

While it’s tragic that some candidates kill themselves after Indonesian elections, at least they aren’t killing each other

Activists in Palu remain confined to the political margins

In Bali, it’s neither policy, parties nor entrenched elites, but image-savvy politicians and an all-powerful media that are dominating the new electoral landscape