Notes on Latest Electability Survey
A new survey from the Center for Political Communication Studies (CPCS) found that Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka led 2024 race with 51.7 percent of electability, far above Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD. CPCS is the first pollster to find Prabowo-Gibran’s electability reaching more than 50 percent. However, rather than their findings, we are more interested to know the people behind this pollster instead.
Prabowo’s Inner Circle (2)
Hashim Sujono Djojohadikusumo is important not only because he is the youngest brother of Prabowo Subianto, but also because he financially backs up Prabowo’s bid, especially in the last three presidential elections. Let’s talk more about Hashim.
The Politics of Blasphemy: A Déjà Vu
The Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Zulkifli Hasan, who is also the minister of trade, has been reported to the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Division (Bareskrim POLRI) for blasphemy allegation by a Muslim group called Forum Umat Islam Bersatu...
Prabowo’s Inner Circle (1)
Prabowo Subianto, a presidential candidate from a coalition of political parties led by Gerindra Party, is the man to beat in the 2024 presidential election. The latest survey from Litbang Kompas, a research division of Kompas, the largest newspaper in Indonesia,...
VP Ma’ruf & 2024 Race (3)
Siti Nur Azizah, the daughter of Vice President (VP) Ma’ruf Amin, has on Wednesday (Dec. 19) declared her endorsement for Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD. Azizah’s endorsement is truly worth highlighting, not only because she is the daughter of VP Ma’ruf but also a politician from Democratic Party, one of the political parties backing Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Kasuba & The 2024 Race in North Maluku
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has just arrested Abdul Gani Kasuba, governor of North Maluku, in a corruption case. North Maluku is among the fastest growing provinces in Indonesia, thanks to its huge nickel resources.
Chinese community & The 2024 Race
A volunteers group named itself Aliansi Tionghoa Indonesia or Indonesian Chinese Alliance has just declared its support for Prabowo-Gibran in 2024 election. President candidate Prabowo Subianto himself attended the ceremony on Tuesday (Dec 19).
Kung Fu Kalla
After pretending to be neutral in the last two months, former Vice President Jusuf Kalla has on Tuesday (Dec. 19) announced his endorsement for Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar in public. So, what is Kalla trying to do here?
2024 Presidential Campaign Fund: First Report
The General Election Commission (KPU) has released the first report of campaign funds for the period of November 16 to November 26, 2023 from the three presidential pairings that are competing in the 2024 presidential elections. Unfortunately, the report is lack of details.
New Territorial Commanders
The Military Commander (Panglima TNI) General Agus Subiyanto instituted another round of job rotation. The rotation affects 183 high-ranking military officers, including two territorial commanders. This rotation is truly worth highlighting in relation to 2024 elections.