President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo held a meeting with Ganjar Pranowo, Governor of Central Java, at the State Palace Jakarta on Tuesday (June 13). Prior to that, the President met with House Speaker Puan Maharani, who is the daughter of PDIP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri. Last week, the President had also summoned Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, who is the chairman of Gerindra Party, to the State Palace.

Speculations continue to swirl around the upcoming meeting between Puan Maharani, the daughter of the fifth President and the Chairperson of PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri, and Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), the eldest son of the sixth President and the supreme leader of Democratic Party Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). Some observers speculate that the meeting might be an opportunity for both Puan and AHY to explore the possibility of running together in the 2029 presidential race. Seriously?

After months of speculations, Sandiaga Uno finally confirmed that he will join the Islamic party PPP and the Party will announce him as its new cadre in a ceremonial event tomorrow (June 14). In the meantime, the ruling party PDIP allows PPP if the Party wants to propose Sandi for becoming the running mate of Ganjar Pranowo in the next year’s presidential election. But can Sandi secure Ganjar’s running mate position and enter 2024 race?

The ruling party PDIP is on the move. After securing the additional endorsement from PPP, Hanura, and Hary Tanoesoedibjo’s Perindo Party for Ganjar Pranowo, PDIP is now looking for more support from the other political parties. Can PDIP establish a big coalition to support Ganjar in the next year’s presidential election?

There is a rumor that Prabowo Subianto might run together with Erick Thohir in the next year’s presidential election. In response to the rumor, the Chairman of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar said that him and Prabowo already discussed about Erick but there’s no decision yet on the matter. Let’s talk a bit about this Prabowo-Erick potential pairing.

Perindo Party, led by MNC Group owner Hary Tanoesoedibjo, has decided to join other parties in nominating Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo as president candidate in 2024 election. Perindo and PDI-P have on Friday (June 9) signed a cooperation agreement to campaign for Ganjar.

There was an interesting moment during a gathering of some ministers, including Prabowo Subianto, on the sidelines of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s visit in Malaysia that is worth highlighting in relation to the next year’s election. The moment was captured in a video that went viral on the internet.

There was an interesting meeting between Ganjar Pranowo, Erick Thohir, and Sandiaga Uno. The meeting is worth highlighting since both Erick and Sandi have been mentioned as the potential candidates for Ganjar’s running mate in the next year’s presidential election.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo started his speech at Singapore’s Ecosperity Week organized by Temasek Trust on Wednesday (Jun 7) with a joke. “I would like to take this opportunity to ask you, who will win next year’s presidential election…Ah, wrong speech. Even if I know all you are curious about it, I’m sorry (I can’t tell you),” he said.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met with the Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto during the President’s visit in Malaysia on Wednesday (June 7). Many are wondering whether the President talked with Prabowo about the latter’s peace proposal on Ukraine-Russia conflict that stirred controversy in and outside the country.