President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is scheduled to attend the opening of the National Working Meeting (Rakernas) of the ruling party PDIP today (Sep. 29). The President’s presence is truly worth highlighting amid speculations about his relationship with PDIP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri. The PDIP’s Rakernas itself will be interesting to watch because Megawati might announce the running mate of Ganjar Pranowo for the 2024 presidential election in the event.

The Chief of the National Police (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo instituted another job rotation on Tuesday (Sep. 26). The rotation only affected 60 middle-ranking and high-ranking police officers. However, with the election year approaching, the rotation is still worth highlighting because General Sigit made some changes to the provincial police chief and vice chiefs.

The Islamic party PPP, a member of Ganjar Pranowo’s coalition, wishes that the ruling party PDIP will accept Sandiaga Uno to become Ganjar’s running mate.  However, if PDIP chooses someone else, not Sandiaga, PPP wishes that Ganjar’s running mate will be a figure that is known close the Party.

Gerindra Party wants East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa to lead Prabowo Subianto’s national campaign team in the next year’s presidential election. Similar to Prabowo’s camp, Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar also wants Khofifah to become the head of its campaign team. On the other hand, some volunteer groups recommend Khofifah as a candidate for the running mate of Ganjar Pranowo. Where will Khofifah end up?

Some political observers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) recently criticized President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in regard to the President’s statement on intelligence data about political parties and 2024 race. The question is whether the criticism is genuine or not. Some even speculate that the criticism from BRIN’s observers might be a sign of soured relationship between the President and PDIP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is the chief adviser of BRIN. Is it true?

House Speaker Puan Maharani, the daughter of the fifth President Megawati Soekarnoputri (who is also the chairperson of the ruling party PDIP), stated that PDIP is still open to any possibility in her response to a question about pairing Ganjar Pranowo with Prabowo Subianto. Puan also talked about the possibility of a meeting between her mother, Megawati, and Prabowo. In the meantime, Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is joining PSI, a small political party that is now getting closer to Prabowo’s coalition.

Jazilul Fawaid, the deputy chairman of PKB, recently made an interesting statement regarding the next year’s presidential election. Jazilul believes that there’s still a possibility of 2024 race turning into a two-horse race, not three-horse race. Is it really possible?

Ganjar Pranowo, a presidential candidate from the ruling party PDIP, made an interesting statement in response to a question about the possibility of him pairing up with Prabowo Subianto. Ganjar’s statement becomes even more interesting given the ongoing tension between PDIP and Gerindra, Prabowo’s political party. Prabowo aside, there were some clues about Ganjar’s running mate that was earlier revealed by Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary general of PDIP.