Indikator Politik Indonesia, Charta Politika, and Median have released the result of their respective electability survey this month. The first two pollsters confirmed the findings of previous surveys—President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is leading the race by a significant margin. Median, on the other hand, has found that the margin separating the electability of Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno (Prabowo-Sandi) from the electability from Jokowi and his running mate K.H. Ma’ruf Amin (Jokowi-Amin) to have narrowed to less than 10%.

This week, the Government will release Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, the Mubaligh or Carer of the Al-Mukmin Islamic Boarding School (Pondok Pesantren Al-Mukmin) in Ngruki, Sukoharjo, Central Java. Ba’asyir, who turned 81 years old this year, was convicted in a case of terrorism back in 2011. His planned released has caused much of a stir. The majority of the conversations in the social media platform on this topic were that of disappointment. The legal basis for this release came under question. That Ba’asyir had refused to sign a pledge of loyalty to the State (Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia) and the State philosophy Pancasila was also discussed.

The first debate of the 2019 presidential election is over. Each camp, of course, claimed they’ve won the debate, but that’s not what we’re going to discuss. Let’s go over the highlights.

A group of civil society organizations comprised of, among others, EcoNusa, Madani, HuMa, and WALHI—the heavyweights in environmental affairs—banded together and launched a digital campaign dubbed Golongan Hutan (Golhut). The campaign is aimed at millennials with the goal of getting them to engage with aspiring lawmakers, asking and demanding clarity on forestry policies. Everything from the tone of their content to their graphical representation demonstrates their clear intention to speak to the younger generations. It’s a well-conceived campaign in terms of production, but does it have any real potential of influencing political discourse?