Power Sharing & the Zaken Cabinet
Power sharing in a political alliance is inevitable. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his ruling coalition would have to negotiate. Nevertheless, according to Ahmad Syafii Maarif, the State Agency for Pancasila Education (BPIP) had given the President the suggestion to form a zaken cabinet (business cabinet/professional cabinet), in which Jokowi has sovereignty over choice.
Election Aftermath: Prabowo’s Latest Maneuver
Prabowo Subianto and his national campaign team (BPN) rejected the results of the official tally of the 2019 presidential election conducted by the General Election Commission (KPU)—even though the tally is not yet done. According to Prabowo, he and his team rejected the results because the recapitulation process is a fraud. What will happen next?
Only in Indonesia!
“What’s in a name?” says William Shakespeare. Evi Apita Maya is a name, but in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), she is not known like Farouk Muhammad or Robiatul Adawiyah (former wife of Zainul Majdi/TBG, former governor). Yet, with a little help from 360-degree photography apps, Evi secured one senate position (member of the House of Regional Representatives/DPD) in 2019 elections.
Final Tally
General Election Commission (KPU) has completed calculation of votes in 2019 presidential election at provincial level with the exception of North Sumatra, Jakarta, Riau, Riau Islands, Maluku, West Papua, and Papua. Final tally in these provinces, however, won’t change the overall outcome, i.e. Jokowi wins a second term with a comfortable margin of over 12% or more than 16 million votes.
Sneak Preview of New Legislative (3)
The General Election Commission (KPU) has completed their tally in six more provinces, i.e., Lampung, East Java, Yogyakarta, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and West Sumatera. The ruling party PDIP wins the legislative election in the first four provinces. Golkar and Gerindra, meanwhile, wins in one province respectively.
Cabinet Reshuffle Talks
The Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Bambang Soesatyo, who is also Golkar Party politician, introduced Muhammad Lutfi and Bahlil Lahadalia as ministerial candidates in an iftar gathering with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, and the heads of the State Institutions. Golkar appears to be aggressive in promoting their cadre and associates to Jokowi.
Sneak Preview of New Legislative (2)
The official tally of the General Election Commission (KPU) from nearly 40% of the polling stations all over the country still shows PDIP as the winner of the 2019 legislative election. The KPU has completed their tally in South Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, Bali, and...
A Comfortable Lead for Jokowi
The General Election Commission’s (KPU) official tally still shows President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as the leader in the race. The KPU has collected nearly 80% of the data from the polling stations all over the country per this morning (May 13).
Sneak Preview of 2019 Results (4)
The General Election Commission (KPU) has collected 75% data of recapitulation votes from all around the country, in which showing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo remain leading over Prabowo Subianto with the margin more than 14 million votes. The KPU has also nearly completed their tally in 7 more provinces. Jokowi wins in five out of the said seven provinces.
2019 Aftermath: TNI/POLRI on the Move
The National Police (POLRI) and the Military (TNI) are on the move. Around 30,000 joint security forces personnels from the TNI/POLRI have been deployed to safeguard the General Election Commission (KPU)’s May 22 2019 general election results announcement. The Police, moreover, has named PAN politician Eggi Sudjana a suspect of treason. The Police has also examined Maj. Gen. (ret) Kivlan Zein in the same case. Both Eggi and Kivlan are big supporters of Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno in 2019 race.