The ruling party PDIP is still confident with Ganjar Pranowo’s chance at winning the next year’s presidential election even though Prabowo Subianto is now having the largest coalition following the joining of Golkar and PAN. PDIP compared the current situation to the 2014 presidential election when President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo won his first term after defeating Prabowo with a smaller coalition. The thing is, however, today’s situation is different compared to 2014.

Prabowo Subianto, a presidential candidate from Gerindra Party, continues to approach the family and the supporters of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo with the 2024 presidential election on the horizon. Lately, Prabowo was accompanied by the President’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is also the mayor of Solo, during an event in Solo, Central Java on Thursday (Aug 10). Prabowo, as we all know, is seriously considering Gibran to become his running mate.

The leadership dispute within the Democratic Party has ended following the Supreme Court’s (MA) ruling that rejected a case review filed by former Military Commander (Panglima TNI) General (ret) Moeldoko, who is now the chief of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP). With the ruling, the Democratic Party will remain to be led by Major (ret) Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), the eldest son of the sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). What’s next for AHY and Moeldoko?

The ruling party PDIP, as we all know, has secured the additional endorsement for its presidential candidate, Ganjar Pranowo, from some small political parties. However, one starts to wonder whether PDIP can maintain the current members of its coalition or even expand the size of the coalition, considering the recent political dynamics?

In a previous article, we’ve talked about what would happen if Sandiaga Uno fails to become the running mate of Ganjar Pranowo. The United Development Party (PPP) recently talked about the possibility of Sandi not being chosen by the ruling party PDIP as Ganjar’s running mate. So, will Sandi and PPP stay with PDIP in endorsing Ganjar, or jump ship into another coalition instead?

While President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met with Prabowo Subianto at the State Palace Jakarta on Tuesday (Aug 8), the President’s eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka accompanied Ganjar Pranowo during a working visit in Solo, Central Java on the same day. Both Prabowo and Ganjar are the two strongest presidential candidates based on various polls. Gibran, meanwhile, has been tipped as a potential vice-presidential candidate.