2019 Race & Land Monopoly
The monopoly of land by certain groups of elites and big companies, has been one of Indonesia’s problems for decades. The people aren’t happy with it. Ever since President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo revealed that Prabowo is one of the said land owners in the second presidential debate, the issue of land monopoly came to surface. Jokowi’s statement is a huge blow for Prabowo’s camp. They’re now busy to avoid more damage.
The Campaign Trails
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto hit the road again on Tuesday (Feb. 19). He went to Surabaya, the capital city of the province of East Java. His running mate Sandiaga Uno was also in East Java visiting Pasuruan.
Prabowo’s Personality
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is under the spotlight after the second presidential debate on Sunday night. It’s not because he won the debate, but more because he showed the public another side to his personality.
Tireless Jokowi
After attending the second presidential debate on Sunday (Feb. 17) night, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo hit the road in the morning of Feb. 18 to visit the regions. This time, he went to Banten.
Jokowi v Prabowo on Agrarian Reform
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his contender Prabowo Subianto took the stage for the second presidential debate last night (Feb. 17). The debate was about energy, food, infrastructure, natural resources, and environmental issues. The debate got heated on the agrarian reform topic.
Jokowi & West Java Battleground
The leaders of the political parties in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ruling coalition recently claimed that the President was already leading the 2019 presidential race in West Java—the most populous province in Indonesia. They claimed that Jokowi’s electability in West Java had reached more than 50%. Is that true?
Prabowo’s Rhetorics: Reality Check
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has again criticized the elites, who he said has been ruling for decades and stealing from the people. Prabowo declared that he’d not allow corruptors to exist in his administration if elected.
Jakarta Vice Governorship & Prabowo’s Indecisiveness
The Islamic party PKS is still in a deadlock with their ally Gerindra on who shall be nominated as vice governor of Jakarta to replace Sandiaga Uno. PKS recently urged Gerindra to submit the names of Jakarta vice governor candidates from PKS to the Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan, but Gerindra’s Jakarta chapter was reluctant to proceed. They argued that the nomination was not yet final. One wonders why Prabowo Subianto cannot seem to settle this issue while six months have passed since Sandi stepped down from the position to run in the 2019 presidential election.
The 2019 Race & the Claim Game
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo sworn in Khofifah Indar Parawansa and Emil Dardak as the new governor and vice governor of East Java at the State Palace, Jakarta. Khofifah, Emil, and their predecessors are all supporters of Jokowi in the 2019 presidential race. In the meantime, 367 km away from Jakarta, Prabowo Subianto visited Purbalingga, Central Java. He was again accompanied by former Central Java Governor Lt. Gen. (ret) Bibit Waluyo.
Jokowi’s Human Resources Development Agenda
While attending several events in the Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) area President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo took the opportunity to talk about infrastructure development in his era, and his next agenda of human resources development