Politics

The biggest question about the simultaneous regional elections that will be held this year is whether political parties within Prabowo-Gibran’s coalition will unite and continue to team up with the outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to challenge the candidates from other parties outside of the coalition, including PDIP. In South Sulawesi, for example, the incumbent Andi Sudirman Sulaiman will likely run in the South Sulawesi gubernatorial election, but he hasn’t got the endorsement from any political party from Prabowo-Gibran’s coalition.

Hendrar Prihadi, a potential Central Java governor candidate from PDIP, leads the polls released by some local pollsters. However, Hendrar, who is popularly called as Mas Hendi, has yet to receive the endorsement from PDIP. Will PDIP hand him a ticket to run in the Central Java’s 2024 gubernatorial election? And who will become his contenders in the race?

Banten, the fifth most populated province in Indonesia and another home to Prabowo Subianto’s supporters, will also hold a gubernatorial election this year. Many high-profile figures, including the incumbent candidate, are seeking to run in the Banten’s 2024 gubernatorial election. But who will win the election? Let’s talk a bit about the aspiring candidates.

East Java, the second largest province in Indonesia and the home to the supporters of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), will hold a gubernatorial election this year on Nov. 27. The incumbent Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa, who contributed significantly to the victory of Prabowo-Gibran in East Java, is seeking for her second term. The question is, who will challenge Khofifah in the election? Let’s talk a bit about her potential contenders.

There are a lot of questions about the future of Ganjar Pranowo, the losing presidential candidate from PDIP, after his devastating defeat in the 2024 presidential race. Can Ganjar relaunch his political career? What will he do next?

The Islamic Party PKS is opening the door to support the next administration under Prabowo Subianto. However, there are things that might hinder the Party to regroup with Prabowo. If anything, PKS could end up becoming the opposition along with PDIP.

PDIP is starting to select potential candidates that will be nominated for the Jakarta’s 2024 gubernatorial election. Among the potential candidates that have been considered by PDIP to run in Jakarta are big names in Indonesian politics. Let’s talk about their chance at winning in the Jakarta election.

Nasdem, a political party led by media mogul Surya Paloh, has decided to join the coalition of the President-elect Prabowo Subianto and the Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka. It looks like PKB, PPP, and even PKS will also follow to join Prabowo-Gibran’s coalition. How about PDIP? Will PDIP become the only opposition party?

Nasdem, a political party led by media mogul Surya Paloh, and PKB, led by Muhaimin, are considering to endorse Anies Baswedan in the Jakarta gubernatorial election that will be held this year. Anies, however, has yet to make a decision on whether he will seek for his second term in Jakarta or not. However, Sudirman Said, a closest aide of Anies, claimed that Anies might not run in the Jakarta election. If it is true, what will Anies do next?

The General Election Commission (KPU) has officially announced Prabowo-Gibran as the President-elect and the Vice President-elect in a ceremonial event held on Wednesday (Apr. 24) following the rulings from the Constitutional Court (MK) that rejected the lawsuits from the losing presidential camps, Anies-Muhaimin and Ganjar-Mahfud. Anies-Muhaimin was present in yesterday’s event to congratulate Prabowo-Gibran, while Ganjar-Mahfud was absent.