Former Vice President (VP) Jusuf Kalla, who is a big supporter of Anies Baswedan, is currently busy with his two organizations, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) and the Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI). On Dec. 8, Kalla has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a cooperation between the PMI and the Ministry of Environment & Forestry (KLHK) led by Siti Nurbaya Bakar, a politician from Surya Paloh’s Nasdem Party, one of the political parties endorsing Anies in 2024 race.

Two weeks have passed since the national campaign team (TPN) of Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD officially launched its crowdfunding digital platform to raise more funds for their election campaign. Unfortunately, there is no update from the TPN. They have yet to disclose the identity of the donors and the amount of donation that they collected from the public so far.

The Chief of the National Police (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo recently instituted a major job rotation that affected 535 high-ranking and middle-ranking police officers. This rotation is quite worth highlighting in light of the 2024 elections because among those affected are provincial police chiefs (Kapolda) and vice chiefs (Wakapolda).

The first debate of the 2024 presidential election held last night (Dec. 12) at the office of the General Election Commission (KPU) is over. Pretty much as predicted, the tension was high between Prabowo Subianto and his two contenders, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. Each presidential camp, of course, claimed that they won the debate, but the biggest question is whether the debate will affect the voters and change the electability of the three presidential candidates.

The student activists from BEM UGM, the Student Executive Body of the Yogyakarta’s Gadjah Mada University (UGM), named President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as the most embarrassing alumnus of UGM. This harsh criticism is worth highlighting because it is given by the student...

Litbang Kompas, the research division of Kompas, the largest newspaper in Indonesia, found that the electability of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), a small political party led by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s youngest son Kaesang Pangarep, remained...

Looks like that Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabumi Raka will easily win next February’s election. A survey from Litbang Kompas, which is considered respected for its relatively independent position, found a big margin over Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD.

Tomorrow night on Dec. 12, the three presidential candidates will engage in the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential election. This first debate will be held at the office of the General Election Commission (KPU) in Menteng, Central Jakarta. Who will shine in the first debate, and can it help them boost their electability?

Litbang Kompas, the research division of Kompas, the largest newspaper in Indonesia, released the result of its latest electability survey in which the pollster found Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka leading the race with significant margin above their two contenders. Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD, meanwhile, dropped into the bottom. Two other pollsters, Indikator and LSI, also showed Prabowo-Gibran’s lead.