On Wednesday (Dec 14), the General Election Commission (KPU) officially announced 17 political parties that will contest in the 2024 elections. The KPU also announced six local political parties that will participate in the 2024 elections in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province. Who are they? Who are the people behind these political parties?

Around 264 kings, sultans, traditional rulers, and traditional elders from all across the country recently gathered in an event held at the compound of the Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java. Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, also known as a politician...

Amien Rais, the founder of the Partai Ummat or Ummah Party, accused the General Election Commission (KPU) for being involved in a scenario of banning his new political party from participating in the 2024 elections. The KPU itself is scheduled today (Dec 14) to...

After months of tension, Ganjar Pranowo and Puan Maharani, the daughter of the PDIP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri, finally show the public that their relationship is in a good state. In the meantime, a potential new tension is flaring between Prabowo Subianto and...

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is expected to sign the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) to replace the Election Law (UU Pemilu) No. 7/2017 today (Dec 13). The Perppu is needed as a legal umbrella to accommodate the implementation of the 2024 simultaneous...

Apart from the registration of candidates for the 2024 simultaneous presidential and legislative elections, another concern next year will be on the regional heads as well. As you may know, about 170 regional heads, including 18 governors, will end their term in 2023. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will therefore have the opportunity to appoint acting regional heads for those regions. It is a massive opportunity for the President.

It’s no doubt that all eyes will be on the registration of presidential and vice presidential candidates next year. The General Election Commission (KPU), as we all know, is scheduled to open the registration on Oct. 19, 2023. Who will get a ticket to enter the 2024 presidential election? How many pairs will register and compete in the race? We’ll find out the answers next year.

In the last few days, some pollsters released the results of their electability survey. They all came out with different results and findings. Let’s talk a bit about it.

Tomorrow, on Dec. 10, the youngest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Kaesang Pangarep, will tie the knot with Erina Sofia Gudono. However, media mogul Surya Paloh, who is also the chairman of Nasdem Party, will not attend the wedding. Paloh’s absence is worth highlighting because it tells us about the current state of his relationship with the President.