A new mysterious political movement led by Surya Paloh, Nasional Demokrat, launches.

President Yudhoyono cruises to a first round victory and a second term.

Doubts raised over president Yudhoyono's ability to win re-election,.. and an IM voter poll.

BI governor Boediono for vice president, whether a neo-liberal and not religious enough.

More women politicians is what is needed, some say.

Who president Yudhoyono will choose as his running mate for the "Indonesia Bisa" campaign.

Some Buddhists are, eventually, up in arms over a Buddhist themed club in Jakarta, the Buddha Bar.

Has Megawati got the necessary Islamic credentials to be president, again, or does she like shopping too much.

Early pre-election opinion poll results have president Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat leading the way.

People not participating in elections, fit to be stripped of Indonesian nationality or sinful.

Results for the East Java election and photos of some campaign banners, posters and slogans for each team.

Who would be the best running mate for Megawati in the 2009 election.

Juwono Sudarsono offers advice for democracy obsessed westerners.

Indonesian Muslims still have some way to go in learning Islam.

A PKS politician is prevented from boarding a flight to Canada.

Whose side are the security forces on? asks Ross.

The PDI-P is forming an Islamic wing of the party, the Baitul Muslimin.

A review of recent news on the pornography and morality bill as thousands of Muslims rallied in Jakarta in support of it yesterday.

An electoral poll carried out in December 2005 and published in early February 2006 make for some interesting perusing given recent events and trends in the parliament in Jakarta.

The election results for the 2004 parliamentary and presidential elections.