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.

Pollster Charta Politika, in the results of its electability survey, found Prabowo Subianto leading the poll in South Sumatera with substantial margin. Ganjar Pranowo, meanwhile, leads the poll in North Sumatera and Lampung, but with a razor-thin margin compared to Prabowo.

Golkar Party, the second largest political party in the country, refused the Democratic Party’s call to form a coalition for the 2024 presidential race. Golkar is the second political party that publicly rejected a coalition with Democratic Party after the ruling party PDIP.

The upcoming National Leadership Meeting (Rapimnas) of Gerindra Party that will be held by the end of this month or early next month is truly interesting to watch. In the Rapimnas, Gerindra will declare Prabowo Subianto’s 2024 presidential bid and, perhaps, announce Prabowo’s running mate as well.

As predicted, the former Territorial Commander (Pangdam) of Iskandar Muda Maj. Gen. (ret) Achmad Marzuki has been appointed acting governor of Aceh to replace Governor Nova Iriansyah, who has just ended his term yesterday (July 5). The inauguration ceremony for Achmad Marzuki will take place today (July 6) in Aceh.

The speculation continues on who will replace the late Tjahjo Kumolo in the cabinet. Olly Dondokambey has been mentioned as another potential candidate to replace Tjahjo. Olly is the treasurer of the ruling party PDIP. Let’s talk a bit about Olly.