Politics

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.

President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to attend the 112th birthday anniversary of the Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, today (Dec. 4) in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The President himself has already landed in Kupang since Tuesday (Dec. 3).

Tension arises again within the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, following the maneuver to topple KH Yahya Cholil Staquf a.k.a Gus Yahya, the chairman of the NU’s Central Board (PBNU), through the Muktamar Luar Biasa (MLB) or the extraordinary chairmanship congress. Gus Yahya himself has two more years in PBNU before his term ends in December 2026.

The new chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for 2024-2029 period along with four other new KPK commissioners will be sworn in soon on Dec. 20. Public and civil society leaders shared doubts on the weakened KPK, but who are the new leaders?

PDIP, the only political party outside of Prabowo Subianto’s KIM Plus ruling coalition, claimed that the Party won gubernatorial elections in 5 out of 6 provinces in the resource-rich Papua, the most eastern island in Indonesia. Let’s check it out!

The incumbent Erzaldi Rosman Djohan, a candidate from President Prabowo Subianto’s KIM Plus coalition, might lose the Bangka Belitung (Babel) gubernatorial election by a razor-thin margin according to the quick count from some agencies. Prabowo’s administration, as we all know, plans to develop the first nuclear power plant project in Bangka Belitung province.

Not all bad for PDIP, the only political party outside Prabowo’s ruling coalition. Ria Norsan, a governor candidate from PDIP, leads in the quick count with 52.58 percent in the West Kalimantan gubernatorial election. West Kalimantan, as we all know, is home to PDIP supporters.

Muhammad Iqbal-Indah Dhamayanti Putri, a pair of governor and vice governor candidates endorsed by a coalition led by President Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Party, won the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) gubernatorial election according to quick count from some agencies. NTB, as we all know, is home to Prabowo’s supporters in the last three presidential elections.

PDIP, the only de facto opposition party, declared a landslide victory of I Wayan Koster in Bali gubernatorial race against Made Muliawan Arya (De Gadjah), a candidate endorsed by a coalition led by president Prabowo and former president Jokowi. It is a consolation prize for PDIP, which lost in stronghold Central Java province.