Politics

Anwar Hafid, politician from Democrat Party led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (currently coordinating minister for infrastructure, son of sixth president SBY), has surprisingly won election for governor of Central Sulawesi province, the largest nickel producing area in the country. 

Former vice president and former chairman of Golkar Party Jusuf Kalla has been reelected chairman of Indonesian Red Cross (PMI). Kalla, however, proceeds with a police report against fellow Golkar politician and commissioner of Mayapada Hospital (SRAJ) Agung Laksono, who tried to topple him from the position held since 2009.

PDIP lost in Central Java is big news, while not surprising given the party’s loss in the presidential election and overwhelming support from president Prabowo and predecessor Jokowi. Golkar Party, however, has been under the spotlight for losing in so many areas that some start to question Bahlil Lahadalia’s position.

Cadres from Islamic party Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) lost elections in some regions previously considered its stronghold. The party’s chairman Ahmad Syaikhu is a distant second behind eventual winner Deddy Mulyadi, cadre from President Prabowo’s Gerindra Party, in West Java, the most populous province in the country.

Bogor City KPU has officially announced the result of the 2024 Bogor Mayoral Election on December 3, 2024. Based on the real count conducted by the KPU, Dedie A. Rachim and his running mate Jenal Mutaqin won the race with 183.500 votes, far above the other four contenders including Sendi-Melli pairing, which is known for its connection to the Seventh President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo.

Jakarta Regional Election Commission (KPUD) has declared Pramono Anung-Rano Karno, a pair candidate from PDIP, the only political party outside Prabowo’s ruling coalition, as winner of the election. Prabowo’s coalition, however, refused to concede despite around 10% margin from the winner.

The pressure continues flowing from the public to President Prabowo Subianto to dismiss Miftah Maulana Habiburrahman a.k.a Gus Miftah from a position of the President’s Special Envoy for mocking an iced tea seller during a recent religious event in Magelang, Central Java. In the meantime, Heru Budi Hartono, one of closest aides of Jokowi (Prabowo’s predecessor), has been appointed as a special staffer for the new Minister of State Secretary Hadi Prasetyo, who is one of Prabowo’s closest aides.

The House of Representatives (DPR), in its plenary session on Thursday (Dec. 5), has officially determined five new members of the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) Supervisory Team for 2024-2029 period that will be recommended to President Prabowo Subianto. Who are they?

The Military Commander (Panglima TNI) General Agus Subiyanto recently officiated a job rotation. Among those affected by this rotation that are worth highlighting are two young army generals who have been promoted as the new territorial commanders. They are Maj. Gen. Rio Firdianto and Maj. Gen. Achiruddin Darojat.

The House of Representatives (DPR) and the General Election Commission (KPU) have reached an agreement to conduct re-election next year for the regions in which the sole candidate failed to defeat a blank box on the ballot. The re-election will be held on Aug. 27, 2025.