Another cabinet reshuffle?
Some people have been summoned by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo in the past few days reportedly related to a cabinet reshuffle. The hottest seats include state-owned enterprises (SOEs), health, land/agrarian reform, trade, agriculture, and transportation.
Erick Thohir and Megawati
The Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir was seen on Monday (June 13) accompanying the fifth President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is also the chairperson of the ruling party PDIP, at the historic Sarinah building in, Menteng, Central Jakarta. The scene is worth highlighting because Erick has been mentioned as one of potential running mates for the Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo, who is also a PDIP politician.
Ganjar’s Electability & The Jokowi Effect
Charta Politika found the electability of Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo rises exponentially leaving both Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan behind with significant margin. The pollster shared its beliefs that the reason behind the further increase of Ganjar’s electability is because the Governor joined the Pro Jokowi (Projo) event attended by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Prabowo-Imin: Pros and Cons
The Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, who is also the chairman of Gerindra Party, has been busy attending events in domestic and overseas. In the meantime, the support for Prabowo to pairing up with Muhaimin Iskandar, the chairman of PKB, came to surface once again from some regions. Let’s talk a bit about this potential pairing.
Jokowi’s Consolidation of Supporters
After a meeting with his supporters from the Pro Jokowi (Projo), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo held another gathering with his supporters from seven other volunteer groups at the Ecovention Park in Ancol, North Jakarta over the weekend. The President has once again asked his supporters to not be hurry in endorsing any presidential candidate. Many believe that it is Jokowi’s way of consolidating his supporters ahead of the 2024 presidential race.
Ganjar-Erick: Pros and Cons
Some promoting Erick Thohir, the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), to become the running mate for the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, who is also a politician from the ruling party PDIP, in 2024 presidential race. But if PDIP were to endorse Ganjar as presidential candidate, the question is whether pairing up the Governor with Erick is the best option?
Ganjar Leads the Polls
Two pollsters found the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, who is also a politician from the ruling party PDIP, leading the polls. But the margin between Ganjar and the Chairman of Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto, who is also the minister of defense, is still thin. Still, the pollsters found that the trend of Ganjar’s electability is increasing while Prabowo’s electability trend is declining.
A Message to Ganjar
The Secretary General of the ruling party PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto delivered a message from Megawati Soekarnoputri to the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo. According to Hasto, Megawati asked Ganjar to be discipline in following the Party’s mechanism in relation to the 2024 presidential race.
A Busy Day for Jokowi
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo arrived at Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi last night (for a working visit). Prior to that, the President visited Central Java to kick off the second stage of the development of the integrated battery industry and then returned to Jakarta to meet with the Chairperson of the ruling party PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri. It was a busy day for Jokowi.
Prabowo’s New Supporters
The Chairman of Gerindra Party Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto, who is also the minister of defense, gave a speech at the Pancasila University in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta on Tuesday (June 7). Prior to that, along with the Chairperson of the ruling party PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri, Prabowo attended the doctoral examination of the PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto at the Defense University (Unhan).