Politics

The fifth President Megawati Soekarnoputri, also known as the matriarch of PDIP, sent a strong message to the constitutional justices through a hand-written letter published by Kompas, the largest newspaper in Indonesia. The constitutional justices, as we all know, are now adjudicating a post-election dispute and they are scheduled to read the ruling on Apr. 22.

Military Commander (Panglima TNI) General Agus Subiyanto insituted another round of job rotation that affected 42 high-ranking military officers. Four days earlier, General Agus also instituted a job rotation, which affected 215 other high-ranking military officers. This is the third and fourth rotation instituted by General Agus within the last 1.5 months.

Golkar Party nominates the Mayor of Medan Muhammad Bobby Afif Nasution, who is the son-in-law of the outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, as governor candidate for the North Sumatera’s 2024 gubernatorial election. Bobby will likely challenge the incumbent Governor Edy Rahmayadi, who might be supported by a coalition of PKS and PDIP.

The legal battle on a post-presidential election dispute at the Constitutional Court (MK) today (Apr. 5) is truly interesting to watch. Four ministers under the outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration have been scheduled to testify, and the President himself has confirmed that the four ministers will answer the MK’s call.

Today, Apr. 5, Air Vice Chief Marshal (Marsdya) Mohamad Tonny Harjono will be sworn in by the outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as the new Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) to replace Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, who will soon enter his mandatory retirement age. We’ve talked about the reasons why the appointment is truly worth highlighting in relation to the dynamics between President Jokowi and President-elect Prabowo Subianto. Now, let’s talk a bit more about the matter.

PDIP is interestingly considering former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama a.k.a Ahok as among potential governor candidates for the 2024 gubernatorial election in East Kalimantan. The gubernatorial election in East Kalimantan is believed to be one of the most interesting regional elections to watch this year; not only because East Kalimantan is a resource-rich province, but also because the new capital city (IKN) Nusantara is located in the province.

Immanuel Ebenezer, a supporter of Prabowo Subianto in 2024 presidential election and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in the previous two presidential elections, is seeking to run in this year’s gubernatorial election in North Kalimantan. Devid Agus Yunanto, former private assistant of President Jokowi, is also eager to enter a local election in Boyolali regency, Central Java. Let’s talk a bit about these guys.

The appointment of Air Vice Chief Marshal (Marsdya) Mohamad Tonny Harjono, former adjutant and military secretary for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, as the new Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) is truly interesting to be discussed even more. If anything, the appointment might be related to the dynamics between the outgoing President Jokowi and the President-elect Prabowo Subianto.

It looks like all political parties want to endorse Khofifah Indar Parawansa in the 2024 gubernatorial election in East Java, the second largest province in Indonesia. Khofifah, as we all know, is seeking for her second term. Will Khofifah compete against a blank box in this year’s election or will there be at least one contender who dares to challenge her?

The Constitutional Court (MK) decided to summon four ministers under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration to testify in the trial of a post-election dispute following the request from the two losing presidential candidates, Anies-Muhaimin and Ganjar-Mahfud. This is an interesting development, as those four ministers are expected to testify in a trial that will be held on Friday (Apr. 5).