The Military Commander (Panglima TNI) General Andika Perkasa has officiated another round of job rotation. The rotation affects 113 high-ranking military officers, including two territorial commanders. The rotation is worth highlighting in the light of the upcoming succession of military commander, and 2024 elections.

The Deputy Chairman of Golkar Party Bambang Soesatyo a.k.a Bamsoet revealed that his party decided to nominate its party chairman Airlangga Hartarto as presidential candidate for the 2024 race. The question is, did all key leaders of Golkar really support the...

The stages of the 2024 simultaneous presidential, legislative, and regional elections have started since June 14, 2022. Recently, the General Election Commission (KPU) has opened the registration for political parties seeking to participate in the 2024 elections. Let’s talk about some important dates in the stages and the schedules of the 2024 elections set by KPU, and some political implications that may come out of the schedules.

Ten political parties have registered themselves to the General Election Commission (KPU) to participate in the 2024 simultaneous presidential, legislative, and regional elections. One of them is the so-called Partai Kebangkitan Nusantara (PKN) or the Awakening Nusantara Party, a new political party led by I Gede Pasek Suardika. Pasek, who is known close to former Chairman of Democratic Party Anas Urbaningrum, wishes Anas to join his political party once the latter is released from prison this year.

Some predicted that Anies Baswedan and Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) will likely run together in the 2024 presidential race with the backing from a coalition of Nasdem, Democratic Party, and PKS. This prediction was based on what they believed as a signal during the wedding of Anies’ daughter, in which AHY sat in the same table with the Chairman of Nasdem Party Surya Paloh and former Chairman of PKS Sohibul Iman.

Jakarta will lose its special status once President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo issues a Presidential Decree (Keppres) on the transfer of the position, function, and role of the capital city to IKN Nusantara, the new capital city in East Kalimantan. The province might have its area expanded if the House of Representatives (DPR) accommodates the unification idea of the Jakarta Raya (the Greater Jakarta) in the upcoming revision of Law No. 29/2007.

The Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan held a wedding ceremony of his daughter for three consecutive days, but we haven’t seen Rizieq Shihab at the wedding. Another thing is, the Governor has yet to visit Rizieq’s residence, unlike two years ago when the latter returned to Indonesia from his self-exile in Saudi Arabia. Why is that?

Today, the General Election Commission (KPU) is scheduled to officially open the registration of political parties for becoming the contestants of the 2024 legislative election. In the meantime, the Secretary General of the ruling party PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, revealed that Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri will soon meet with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to discuss the replacement for Tjahjo Kumolo in the cabinet.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has once again asked his supporters not to rush through endorsing any presidential candidate. The statement was delivered by the President during a meeting with his volunteer groups at Bogor Presidential Palace last Friday (July 29).

Early this morning, July 29, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has just returned from his overseas trip to East Asia. The President, accompanied by First Lady Iriana and some cabinet members, visited China, Japan, and South Korea in his East Asia’s trip. Here are some important notes worth highlighting from Jokowi’s trip, especially South Korea.