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.

Next month, Muhammadiyah will hold a Muktamar (chairmanship congress) to elect its new chairman. This Muktamar is truly worth monitoring in light of 2024 race because Muhammadiyah is the second largest Islamic organization in the country and it has an important role in Indonesian politics. 

Ganjar Pranowo and Prabowo Subianto are the two frontrunners in the presidential polls. Rather than competing against each other, is there a possibility of them running together in 2024 race?

Day three. Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono met Erick Thohir, minister of state-owned enterprises on Wednesday (Oct 19). They discussed, among others, integration of mass transportation infrastructures in Greater Jakarta, which include mass rapid transit (MRT), light rail transit (LRT), high-speed train (HST), airport train, commuter line, and the busway.