Politics

It has been rumored that Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of the outgoing President Jokowi, will resign from his position as the mayor of Surakarta by the end of this month or early next month. While he should have resigned when entering this year’s election as running mate of Prabowo, let’s talk a bit about this rumor.

Pretty much as predicted, Nasdem, a political party led by media mogul Surya Paloh, finally gave its endorsement to its deputy chairman, Ahmad Ali, to run as governor candidate in this year’s gubernatorial election in Central Sulawesi, the home to Vale Indonesia, the largest nickel producer in the country. Ahmad Ali will compete against Anwar Hafid who has secured a ticket from a coalition of Democratic Party, PKS, and PBB.

Silmy Karim, the current director general for immigration, has been tipped as potential candidate for the next Minister of Industry in Prabowo-Gibran’s cabinet. Let’s talk a bit about Silmy Karim, who is also a former CEO of State steel producer Krakatau Steel (KRAS).

Mohamad Jusuf Hamka, said beneficiary owner of toll road developer and operator PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada Tbk (CMNP), claimed that he has been tasked by Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto to compete in Jakarta gubernatorial race this year even if he has to be running mate of Kaesang Pangarep (youngest son of outgoing president Jokowi).

The latest development from PDIP is that the Party mentioned its own cadre, Nikson Nababan, as a potential candidate for the North Sumatera gubernatorial election this year. However, PDIP is still considering between nominating its own cadre or endorsing Eddy...

PDIP ensured that the Party has agreed to form a coalition with Golkar for endorsing Airin Rachmi Diany-Ade Sumardi in the Banten gubernatorial election this year. If the political constellation stays as it is, Airin-Ade will compete head-to-head in a two-horse race...

It’s only a month before Police Comr. Gen. Rycko Amelza Dahniel, the chief of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT), enters his mandatory retirement age. Other than Rycko, some other police generals will also enter their mandatory retirement age soon. So, who will get the promotion in the next job rotation?

It is reported on Wednesday (Jul. 10) that the Chairman of Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), who is also the eldest son of the sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), has officially announced the decision on the candidates the Party will be endorsing in six provinces in the 2024 simultaneous regional elections. Earlier, AHY also announced the Democratic Party’s choice of regional head candidates in five other provinces.

Prabowo Subianto will likely become a ‘more powerful’ president than the outgoing president Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo. Lawmakers are now drafting or amending laws giving Prabowo more ‘freedom’ to run the country compared to four presidents as products of 1998 reform. 

All nine factions of political parties at the House of Representatives’ (DPR) Legislative Body (Baleg) have agreed to bring the Bill on the Revision on the Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpres) Law No. 19/2006 into the next DPR’s plenary session for being approved as a House initiative bill. The Bill is aiming to reinstate the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA to replace the Wantimpres.