STATE OF AFFAIRS: COVID-19
As of March 15, 2020, Indonesia has reported 117 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appeared to advise the public to stay at home and avoid gatherings, but his announcement arguably came a little too...
Central Sulawesi Gubernatorial Election
The Golkar Party reportedly established a coalition with Perindo, a political party led by media mogul Hary Tanoesoedibjo, to endorse a governor and vice governor candidates in the Central Sulawesi gubernatorial election this year. The other political parties, meanwhile, are still scrambling to select candidates and to explore a coalition with each other. The gubernatorial election in this resource-rich province of Central Sulawesi, as we all know, is interesting to watch because the election will be an open race and the province is the home to Vale Indonesia (current name of INCO), the largest nickel producer in the country.
Political Meetings
The Chairman of the opposition party PKS Sohibul Iman finally met with the Chairman of Democratic Party Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). In the meantime, the Chairman of PAN Zulkifli Hasan met with the Chairman of Golkar Party Airlangga Hartarto. Golkar is the second member of the ruling coalition that Zulkifli approached in the last few days.
Zulkifli Hasan’s Conflict with Amien Rais Continues
A number of regional leaders of the National Mandate Party (PAN) suggested the establishment of a new political party to PAN founder Amien Rais. They’re disappointed in PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan. Zulkifli, is the father-in-law of Amien’s son, but both men have been...
Anies’ Projects under Scrutiny
The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Division (Bareskrim POLRI) has launched an investigation into allegations of corruption and money laundering in Jakarta Government’s zero percent down payment home ownership project. Talking to the press on Wednesday...
The Parliamentary Threshold Debate
Political parties in the House of Representatives (DPR) are debating the idea of increasing parliamentary threshold even before the discussion of the amendment on the Election Law No. 7/2017 has been kicked off. The parliamentary threshold, as we’ve mentioned before,...
Omnibus Law: A Potential Problem in the Region
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is very eager to have two Omnibus Bills passed. But not all are as eager as the President. The Omnibus Bill on Job Creation is being rejected by regional leaders, opposition parties, civil society groups, workers unions, and student...
E-Voting in 2024?
The Minister of Home Affairs Police General Tito Karnavian has talked about implementing electronic voting (e-voting) in the 2024 simultaneous elections. It’s not a new proposition. Back in 2017, political parties in the House of Representatives (DPR) discussed the...
Airlangga-Paloh’s Meeting
The Chairman of Golkar Airlangga Hartarto met with the Chairman of Nasdem Surya Paloh. It’s Airlangga’s third political meeting in the past two weeks. Airlangga is also scheduled to hold meet with more political parties in the coming days. Airlangga and Paloh met...
Sandiaga & Gerindra Chairmanship
The Deputy Chairman of Gerindra Party’s Advisory Council Sandiaga Uno, who was also Prabowo Subianto’s running mate in the 2019 presidential election, interestingly said that his partymen had asked him to run for the chairmanship of Gerindra. The Secretary General of...