The political parties within Anies Baswedan coalition have reportedly agreed on who will be the running mate, which may be announced after Anies’ return from Hajj pilgrimage. Many believe that the running mate will be Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), the eldest son of the sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). In the meantime, Denny Indrayana, a lawmaker candidate from SBY’s Democratic Party, caused another controversy by saying he got an information that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will soon name Anies as a graft suspect.

Muhadjir Effendy lives up to the competition for becoming the running mate of Ganjar Pranowo, a presidential candidate from the ruling party PDIP. Muhadjir, the coordinating minister for Human Development & Culture (Menko PMK) under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration, is one of the leaders of the Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia.

The Chairman of Golkar Party Airlangga Hartarto told the press on Wednesday (June 21) that in regard to the next year’s presidential election, he’s still exploring all options, including a possibility of establishing the fourth axis. Will we see a four-horse race in the 2024 presidential election?

A new electability survey from the Indopol Survey & Consulting found Nasdem, a political party led by media mogul Surya Paloh, at the third position behind the ruling party PDIP and Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Party. Another survey from the Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO), meanwhile, found that the electability of Anies Baswedan, a presidential hopeful from Nasdem coalition, was above Ganjar Pranowo and catching up with Prabowo at the top of the poll. These two surveys contrast with the findings from some major pollsters, including Litbang Kompas.

The competition for becoming the next Vice Chief of the National Police (Wakapolri) is heating up with the current Wakapolri Comr. Gen. Gatot Eddy Pramono retiring next week on June 28. Five three-star police generals have been mentioned as potential candidates to replace Gatot, but who will get the Wakapolri position?

A day after his eldest son, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), met with Puan Maharani, the daughter of the fifth President Megawati Soekarnoputri, the sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) posted some tweets people saw as a signal that he might want to work together with Megawati and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in the next year’s presidential election. Really?

The Chairman of Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto, who is also the defense minister, has once again defended and praised President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Earlier, President Jokowi also defended Prabowo from the critics regarding the minister’s peace proposal for Russia-Ukraine conflict.

It is quite an interesting day to follow. We will start with a meeting between Japan Emperor Naruhito and President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo at the Bogor State Palace. The meeting is interesting for a lot of reasons.