Yudo Margono’s First Job Rotation
The Military Commander (Panglima TNI) Admiral Yudo Margono recently made a job rotation that affected 223 high-ranking military officers. This is the first job rotation the Admiral ever made as the military commander.
Prabowo-Imin Meeting
The Chairman of Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto is scheduled today (Jan 23) to hold a meeting with the Chairman of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar, who is also a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR). PKB is expecting to reach an agreement with Gerindra regarding the running mate position. Will Imin be Prabowo’s running mate?
Latest Electability Survey
The polling agency, Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI), found Ganjar Pranowo led the poll with a significant margin above Anies Baswedan and Prabowo Subianto. The electability of Puan Maharani, meanwhile, remained insignificant.
SBY’s Wish
The Democratic Party recently held a consolidation meeting in Pacitan (East Java, the home town of the sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). At the meeting, SBY shared a belief that Democratic Party has a chance at winning the 2024 elections if his eldest...
The 2024 Race Dynamics (17)
Ganjar Pranowo won the majority of votes in the so-called Musyawarah Rakyat (Musra), a convention held by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s volunteer groups, in East Java, the second largest province in the country. On the other hand, a pollster called Lembaga Survei...
Cabinet Reshuffle Update (2)
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo recently summoned Budiman Sudjatmiko, a politician from the ruling party PDIP, to the State Palace Jakarta. Budiman is the second PDIP politician to meet with the President at the State Palace in the last few weeks in amid speculation about the upcoming round of cabinet reshuffle.
Jokowi-NasDem: A Waiting Game
Basuki Thahaja Purnama AKA Ahok, former governor of Jakarta, described the difference between him and President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo with the Boiling Frog Theory. “I wanted to replace someone immediately, but he withheld….,” he said in an interview with Tempo many years ago.
Ridwan Kamil Joins Golkar
The Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil has officially joined Golkar Party, the second largest political party in the country. This development is truly worth highlighting in light of 2024 race.
Erick Thohir’s Political Investment (2)
The Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir has been very busy in the past few days. On Monday (Jan 16), Erick accompanied the fifth President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is also the chairperson of the ruling party PDIP, during her visit in Bali. Afterwards Erick met with Ganjar Pranowo, who is considered to be the most potential presidential candidate from PDIP, at the opening of the Nahdlatul Ulama’s (NU) sporting event in Solo, Central Java.
Paloh’s Latest Party Meeting
Upon returning from the overseas trip, media mogul Surya Paloh held a meeting with key leaders of his Nasdem Party at the Party’s headquarters on Monday (Jan 16). In the meeting, Paloh gave some instructions, including to continue supporting President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration and Anies Baswedan’s presidential bid.