The idea of pairing Puan Maharani and Anies Baswedan came up during a virtual press briefing of survey results held by Indikator Politik Indonesia. How odd will this pairing be?

The Chief of the National Police (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo decided to establish a special team involving the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to investigate fatal police shooting that resulted in the death of a police officer. The incident has been on the spotlight for the last few days.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo admonished the new Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan to focus on his job at reducing the price of cooking oil. Earlier, Zulkifli, who is also the chairman of PAN, distributed cooking oil to the locals in Bandar Lampung, Lampung while campaigning for his daughter.

Almost two weeks have passed since the passing of the Minister of State Apparatus & Bureaucracy Reform (Menpan RB) Tjahjo Kumolo, who was also a senior politician from the ruling party PDIP. However, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has yet to appoint a replacement. In a related development, Bambang Wuryanto a.k.a Bambang Pacul has lately been mentioned as another potential candidate to replace Tjahjo.

Some speculate about the future of Basuki Hadimuljono, the Minister of Public Housing & Public Works (PUPR) in 2024. The speculation came up after the Secretary General of PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto confirmed that Basuki has officially joined PDIP. Let’s talk a bit about the matter.

Recently, on Thursday (July 7), the Constitutional Court (MK) rejected a judicial review (JR) request over the Regional Election Law (UU Pilkada) No. 10/2016, in which the plaintiffs demanded for an extension of Anies Baswedan’s term as Jakarta governor until 2024. On the same day, the Court also rejected another attempt at eliminating presidential threshold that was stipulated in the Election Law (UU Pemilu) No. 7/2017.

The Chairman of Gerindra Party Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto, who is also the defense minister, has met with the former Chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) General (ret) AM Hendropriyono, also known as the father-in-law of the Military Commander General Andika Perkasa, on Sunday (July 10). The meeting between Prabowo and Hendropriyono is worth highlighting, especially in light of the 2024 race.

The supporters of Puan Maharani within the ruling party PDIP continue to promote her ahead of 2024 presidential race, but it seems like their efforts aren’t paid off yet since Puan’s electability remains insignificant.