Said Abdullah, the executive head of the ruling party PDIP, confirmed that his party won’t run alone in the 2024 presidential race but to form a coalition with the other parties. He revealed that Puan Maharani, the daughter of PDIP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri, will soon resume her political safari to meet with some party chairmen. The question now is whether it’ll be too late for PDIP to find some coalition partners, given the other political parties have already formed a coalition.

The Chairman of Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto, who is also the minister of defense, met with Khofifah Indar Parawansa, the governor of East Java. The meeting is worth highlighting in light of the 2024 presidential race given Khofifah has frequently been mentioned as a potential running mate for Prabowo.

The Chairman of Golkar Party Airlangga Hartarto recently met with the Chairman of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar. The meeting is worth highlighting in light of the 2024 presidential race.

The United Development Party (PPP) has announced its endorsement for Sandiaga Uno to run in the 2024 presidential race, and offered Sandi to join the Party. Even though PPP is the smallest member of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, their endorsement is still worth highlighting since the Party is strongly affiliated to the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in the country. Not to mention that PPP has already formed a coalition with Golkar and PAN.

Erick Thohir may be confident to become the new chairman of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) in the PSSI’s extraordinary congress that will be held next week on Feb. 16. However, with La Nyalla Mattalitti entering the race, Erick cannot underestimate his rival. La Nyalla, after all, is not an easy opponent to beat.

The Saiful Mujani Research & Consulting (SMRC) released the results of its latest simulation on four presidential pairings. The pollster found that the ruling party PDIP will likely lose in a four-horse race should the Party enter the race alone with Ganjar Pranowo-Puan Maharani pairing.

Unsurprisingly, Ganjar Pranowo secured the most votes in the so-called Musyawarah Rakyat (Musra), a convention held by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s volunteer groups in Central Java province. In a related development, PDIP revealed that the party will announce its presidential candidate for 2024 race in June 2023. We all wonder whether the candidate will be Ganjar or someone else.

Today, Feb. 9, the Attorney General Office (AGO) will examine the Minister of ICT Johnny Gerald Plate, who is also the secretary general of Nasdem Party, in the corruption case at BAKTI Kominfo, an agency under the ICT Ministry. Both the examination and the case are worth highlighting in light of 2024 race and cabinet reshuffle.

The aspiring candidates seeking to run in 2024 race are preparing for their next political safari. Puan Maharani, the daughter of the PDIP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri, for example, plans a surprise for her political safari this month. The opposition party PKS, meanwhile, will meet with Gerindra Party, its long-time political ally in the last two presidential elections.

The 100th anniversary event of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, on Tuesday (Feb 7) is worth highlighting with the presence of many high-profile figures, including President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Interestingly, it was Erick Thohir who stole the show.