Tag: PAN
Sandiaga & Campaign Funding Commitment
Both the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) denied of receiving Rp500 billion each from Sandiaga Uno as compensation for allowing him to become running mate of Prabowo Subianto. Sandiaga considered the said ‘dowry’ a commitment to finance campaign (legislative?), while politicians from Democratic Party led by Indonesia’s sixth president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) refused to drop their allegations. More anti-graft organizations, in the meantime, mount pressures to the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to investigate the case. Say that the combined Rp1 trillion will eventually come out of Sandiaga’s pocket, how would he do that?
Read MoreThe 2019 Race: New Axis Talk Continues
The Democratic Party held a meeting with PAN and PKB on Thursday (March 8) to discuss about the possibility of forming a new axis and to nominate a third pair of president and vice president candidates to challenge President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prabowo Subianto. Will we see this axis established?
Read More2019 Race: Prabowo’s Group Meeting
The Chairman of Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto held a meeting on Thursday (Mar. 1) with PKS and PAN. Prabowo later told the press that he had not yet made a decision regarding the 2019 presidential race. He appears open to possibilities, including, perhaps, to run as President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s running mate.
Read More2018 Regional Elections, Security Issue, and Jokowi’s Re-Election Bid
The General Election Commission (KPU) has closed the registration of regional head candidates for this year’s simultaneous regional elections. We now have a clear picture of the political constellation in the regions. What does the picture tell us about security and political stability this year?
Read MoreThe Opposition’s Pick for Regional Politics
In a press briefing held at the PKS’ headquarters yesterday (Dec. 27), PKS Chairman Muhammad Sohibul Iman announced the gubernatorial pairs that PKS, Gerindra, and PAN would endorse. Prabowo was present in said press briefing and gave a speech. PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan, however, was not present. In fact, no PAN representative was present when Sohibul and Prabowo made the announcement on stage.
Read MoreThe Opposition Regroups
Opposition party Gerindra and PKS agreed to band together once more with PAN (which is supposed to be a member of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s ruling coalition) in six gubernatorial elections (West Java, East Java, North Sumatera, East Kalimantan, and North Maluku). The Chairman of Gerindra Prabowo Subianto, the Chairman of PKS M. Sohibul Iman, and the Secretary General of PAN Eddy Soeparno confirmed their tripartite alliance in a press briefing. The three parties have come to an agreement on the pair to endorse in North Sumatera and Central Java. So this won’t be much of an issue. The same can’t be said with their alliance in the four other provinces.
Read More2019 Election: Nationalist vs Islam
We all saw the rise of Islamic political influence in and after Jakarta’s 2017 gubernatorial race. The question now is whether Islamic politics will be an effective tool for 2019. If used then, would it help increase of percentage of votes of Islam-based political parties?
Read More2018 Gubernatorial Elections: Eastern Region (3)
The National Mandate Party (PAN) has been dominating the resource rich province of Southeast Sulawesi over the past decade. The question now is can they maintain their domination with various corruption cases dragging down their key leaders in the province?
Read MoreEast Java Election: A Third Candidate?
The opposition party Gerindra (led by Prabowo Subianto) is still eager to form a new axis to nominate a third pair of governor and vice governor candidates in East Java’s 2018 gubernatorial election. They’ve offered a new name for governor candidate to their potential partners PAN and PKS.
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PAN’s Future & Amien Rais’ Rhetorics
The future of the National Mandate Party (PAN) in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s ruling coalition has been a subject of speculations in the past few months. The Party, as we all know, joined forces with the opposition group lead by Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Part on several crucial issues in the House of Representatives (DPR). The former Chairman of PAN Amien Rais has even suggested his Party to exit the ruling coalition. Will PAN do so eventually?
Read MoreJokowi, PAN, and the Muhammadiyah
The National Mandate Party (PAN) has again opposed President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s policy, despite their status as a member of the President’s ruling coalition. The Party joined forces with Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra and PKS in the House of Representatives (DPR) to reject the Government regulation in lieu of law No. 2/2017 (otherwise known as Perppu Ormas).
Read MoreJokowi & Islamic Politics
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo successfully changed the December 2nd rally from what was meant to be an anti-Ahok rally to a Friday prayer event. But as we’ve mentioned before, Muslim organizations behind the said rally will not stop targeting Ahok until the Court decides the fate of the Governor of Jakarta. In that context, those seeking to destabilize Jokowi’s administration, ahead of the 2019 elections or for whatever purpose, may use these Muslim groups for their own agenda. Islamic politics has thus become a new challenge for Jokowi.
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