Wheeling & dealing in the selection of the 2009-2014 Cabinet, foreign plants & political hacks.

Two clouds with silver linings, Tommy Suharto's bid for Golkar, and sharia stoning laws in Aceh.

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.

Dealing with enemies on the left and the right keeps Nahdlatul Ulama leaders busy talking.

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

Who is behind the recent violence in Aceh, and the sharia laws.

The alignment of forces for the 2009 elections, the 'Golden' coalitions of political parties.

Usage of religious symbolism in politics, examples of election campaign posters.

President Yudhoyono's Demokrat Party has no real political enemies and appeals to everyone.

Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta goes online to launch his bid for the presidency.

Celebrity Islamists, including mother daughter team Emilia Contessa and Denada Tambunan, line up for the Development Party in 2009.

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

Two religion based political parties deciding to become more diverse and inclusive, or not.

Two aspirants for the presidency, Soetrisno Bachir and Prabowo Subianto, put themselves about.

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

Spoilt for choice in the 2009 elections, almost three dozen political parties to choose from, most with their own acronym.

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

Bibit–Rustriningsih's win in Central Java continues PDI-P domination, with the PKS a distant third.

The Sharia Banking Act is passed into law, and opposition to it from Christian legislators.

The PKS continues its mini winning streak in regional elections, this time in North Sumatra.

Whether the PDI-P is a party of thugs, Christians and communists.

On whether women, in this case Khofifah Indar Parawansa, are suitable for regional leadership positions.

The PKS broadens its electoral and cultural horizons, in Bali.

Religious fanaticism, Hitler, and monkeys.

Muslim preachers make too many jokes.

Arema wants to start a political party.

New contributor Ross McKay discusses the "PP 37", a new law granting pay rises to parliamentarians.

The pairing of Ratu Atut and M. Masduki look likely to win the Banten governor's election.

Another new political party, the Partai Kebangkitan Nasional Ulama (PKNU), a split off from the PKB.

"Golkar not to repeat funny convention" says Antara.

Guest writer Sarawut Pratoomraj discusses cases of political disappearances in the last years of the Suharto regime.

The nature of the 1965-66 pogroms in Indonesia as they occurred in East Java province.