Category: Politics

Jazilul Fawaid, the deputy chairman of PKB, recently made an interesting statement regarding the next year’s presidential election. Jazilul believes that there’s still a possibility of 2024 race turning into a two-horse race, not three-horse race. Is it really possible?

Ganjar Pranowo, a presidential candidate from the ruling party PDIP, made an interesting statement in response to a question about the possibility of him pairing up with Prabowo Subianto. Ganjar’s statement becomes even more interesting given the ongoing tension between PDIP and Gerindra, Prabowo’s political party. Prabowo aside, there were some clues about Ganjar’s running mate that was earlier revealed by Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary general of PDIP.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo addressed some important issues, including the succession of the Military Commander (Panglima TNI), during his working visit in Jatinegara (East Jakarta) and Bandung (West Java) on Tuesday (Sep. 19). The President gave his statement following a new attempt to extend the military retirement age at the Constitutional Court (MK). The current Military Commander Admiral Yudo Margono, as we all know, will soon enter his mandatory retirement age in November 2023.

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, who is also the chairman of Gerindra Party, was very busy on Tuesday (Sep. 19). After accompanying President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to visit the state-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad in Bandung (West Java), Prabowo went to Yogyakarta to attend a presidential debate hosted by Najwa Shihab at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM), which was also attended by Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan. However, the biggest question about Prabowo is: who will become his running mate in the 2024 presidential race?

Over the weekend, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended two events organized by his volunteer groups in Bogor, West Java. In the said events, the President, apparently the real king maker in 2024 election, reminded his supporters to be patient and not to rush in endorsing presidential candidate.

Democratic Party, led by the sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), is getting closer to Prabowo Subianto. Ganjar Pranowo, meanwhile, is leading the poll with a significant margin above Prabowo and Anies Baswedan, who has just received an official endorsement from PKS.

Former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, who joined Golkar Party few months back, had a meeting with Prabowo Subianto, the chairman of Gerindra, on Wednesday (September 13) at Prabowo’s private residence in Jalan Kertanegara, South Jakarta. From the photos of their meeting that Prabowo uploaded to his personal Instagram account, it seems like they were talking while having dinner.

So, we’re now about one month from the scheduled registration of president and vice president candidates for 2024 election. By far, Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar is the only known pair candidate entering the race even though NasDem and the National Awakening Party (PKB) are still waiting final confirmation of Islamic party PKS to join the ticket.

Anwar Usman, the chief justice of the Constitutional Court (MK), recently made an interesting statement in regard to the judicial review requests at the MK on the presidential age limit. Anwar’s statement is truly worth highlighting considering the significance of the upcoming MK’s rulings in determining who is and who is not eligible to enter the next year’s presidential election.

The sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), who is the supreme leader of Democratic Party, and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (the chairman of Gerindra Party), were seen together at the 64th anniversary event of the Veterans Association (Pepabri) on Tuesday (Sep. 12). Some people wonder whether it is an indication that SBY will regroup with Prabowo for the 2024 presidential election.