PDIP, the largest political party, is set to announce nomination of Anies Baswedan as candidate for Jakarta governor today. After weeks of intensive discussions, the party, which can now enter the race without necessarily establishing coalition with other parties thanks to the new ruling from the Constitutional Court (MK), has reportedly decided to back Anies few hours ago.
Read MoreThe House of Representatives’ plan to annul the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) has prompted public backlash. On August 22, many protesters flocked to the streets in several major cities in Indonesia to demand justice. The protest is considered the largest in five years.
Read MorePresident-elect Prabowo Subianto denied a rumor of frictions in his relationship with the outgoing President Jokowi. Prabowo, who is also the Minister of Defense and the chairman of Gerindra Party, reminds everyone to stop trying to pit him against Jokowi.
Read MorePretty much as we’ve predicted in a previous article, Muhaimin Iskandar has been reelected as the chairman of PKB, the largest Islamic party in the country that is strongly affiliated to the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), in the Party’s Muktamar (chairmanship congress) held over the weekend. Meanwhile, Vice President (VP) Ma’ruf Amin, who is known as Muhaimin’s political ally, has been appointed as the chairman of the PKB’s Syuro Council. However, it’s worth noting that both the outgoing President Jokowi and President-elect Prabowo Subianto didn’t attend the congress.
Read MoreBy now we agree, what the Constitutional Court did through Decision No. 90/2023 cannot be justified, however, if the decision has been implemented, then the possibility of similar incidents is not something that should be prohibited. This is what happened with Decision No. 60/2024. Unfortunately, the Constitutional Court worsened the situation by adding and making a decision that was not requested by the applicants, a provision that should be the authority of the House of Representatives. However, this information is rarely discussed to the public so the chaos of the past few days can occur.
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