Jokowi’s Peace Mission
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is on an important peace mission in Europe. The President aims to convince Ukraine President Volodymir Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to start the peace talks and end the war. Brokering peace-talks between the warring...
SBY-Kalla Meeting
Pretty much as predicted, the sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) met with the former Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Thursday (June 23). The meeting is worth highlighting in light of the 2024 race. The possibility of SBY and Kalla regrouping for 2024 race has been a subject of speculation for a while. Not to mention that on the same day SBY’s eldest son, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), met with the Chairman of Nasdem Party Surya Paloh for the third time in the last three months.
There’s Still Hope in Megawati (2)
The Chairperson of the ruling party PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri, in her speech in the closing of the PDIP’s National Working Meeting (Rakernas), recalled her decision to nominate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as presidential candidate in 2014. She stated that she’s grateful she made the right decision back then. However, can Megawati make the right decision again for the 2024 race?
Paloh’s Maneuvers
Unlike Megawati Soekarnoputri, the Chairman of Nasdem Party Surya Paloh has been very busy meeting with the other party chairmen to explore the possibility of forming a coalition in the 2024 race. Paloh met with the Chairman of PKS on Wednesday (June 22) and today (June 23), he is expected to meet with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and his eldest son Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) again.
Promoting Puan
The House Speaker Puan Maharani has frequently appeared in public with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo for the past few months. Lately, Puan accompanied the President during his working visit to the location of the new capital city East Kalimantan. Can it help Puan to boost her electability ahead of 2024 race?
The Electability Trend
The Research and Development (Litbang) of Kompas, the largest newspaper in Indonesia, has released the results of its latest electability survey. The pollster found that the trend of Ganjar Pranowo’s electability is increasing while the electability trend of Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan are declining.
Notes on Megawati-Jokowi’s Speech
Both Megawati Soekarnoputri and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo delivered a speech in the opening of the PDIP’s National Working Meeting (Rakernas). The speech is worth highlighting because it gave us some clues about what’s on their mind in relation to the 2024 race.
The New Minister of Agrarian & Land Mafia Issue
Former Military Commander (Panglima TNI) Air Chief Marshal (ret) Hadi Tjahjanto has been sworn in as the new minister for agrarian reform and spatial planning, replacing Sofjan Djalil. As the new minister of agrarian, Hadi is also acting as the head of the National Land Agency (BPN). Hadi has been tasked by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to prepare land for the new capital city as well as to solve some complicated issues regarding land disputes, land certification, and land mafia.
The New Minister of Trade & Cooking Oil Issue
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered the new Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan, who is also the chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), to soon reduce the price of cooking oil. The President delivered the said instruction during the latest cabinet meeting on Monday (June 20). Let’s talk a bit about Zulkifli and the President’s instruction to him.
Prabowo’s Meeting with Jokowi’s Son
Apart from meeting with the Chairman of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar, the Chairman of Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto also met with the Mayor of Surakarta Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. In addition to that, Prabowo held another meeting with the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir. The said meetings are worth highlighting in light of the 2024 race.