The House of Representatives (DPR) confirmed that they have not yet received a presidential letter (Surpres) from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo regarding the change of the Military Commander (Panglima TNI). The current Military Commander, General Andika Perkasa, only has a month left before entering his mandatory retirement age. The question is not just about who will become Andika’s successor, but also about the future of the General once his term ends because his name has been mentioned as potential candidate for 2024 race.

KIB, a coalition of Golkar Party with PAN and PPP, will hold a meeting in Makassar, South Sulawesi this weekend on Nov. 6, 2022. The upcoming meeting is worth highlighting because the three political parties will discuss about presidential and vice-presidential candidates from the coalition. PAN, a political party led by Zulkifli Hasan, will likely propose Ganjar Pranowo-Ridwan Kamil pairing in the meeting.

The relationship between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Megawati Soekarnoputri has always been a subject of speculation ahead of 2024 race. In that regard, Secretary General of the ruling party PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, recently made an interesting statement. Hasto stated that Megawati and President Jokowi will have an intensive meeting before PDIP announces its presidential candidate.

Six retired generals have joined the ruling party PDIP. One of them is Lt. Gen. (ret) Ganip Warsito, former chief of staff of the Indonesian Military (Kasum TNI) and former head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

Anies Baswedan, who has secured nomination as president candidate in 2024 from NasDem Party, has visited Islamic boarding school Genggong in Probolinggo (East Java) and Ar Raudhah, Surakarta (Central Java) this week. Some see this as an early ‘campaign’, of course. He is not alone. Prabowo Subianto, who might be Anies’ competitor in the race, visited Genggong earlier in April.

Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is still in a distant third behind Ganjar Pranowo and Prabowo Subianto in most surveys. However, some pollsters including Litbang Kompas, the research division of Kompas (the largest newspaper in Indonesia), pointed that Anies has the potential to narrow the distance from Ganjar and Prabowo. Aside from that, it’s also important to monitor Heru Budi Hartono, Anies’ successor in Jakarta, because his actions could affect Anies’ rating ahead of 2024.

Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno won the majority support from the supporters of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a presidential convention called Musyarawah Rakyat (Musra) held in Pekanbaru, Riau province. In a previous convention in Bandung, West Java, Sandi also got the most support after President Jokowi. The convention is worth highlighting to help us understand the preference of the President’s supporters ahead of 2024 race.

Litbang Kompas, a research division of Kompas, the largest newspaper in Indonesia, has just released its survey on 2024 presidential elections. It confirmed findings from other polling agencies about Ganjar Pranowo as frontrunner and Anies Baswedan slight increase of electability.

Research division of Kompas, the largest newspaper in Indonesia, has just released its survey on 2024 elections. One of interesting findings is about preference of voters of NasDem Party, which has nominated Anies Baswedan as presidential candidate. Interesting because only 15.4% of NasDem supporters would vote Anies in 2024 election.