President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo promised to put the best candidates forward for a team that will vet names for the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) next leaders, as activists are calling on the outgoing president to prove his commitment to fighting corruption.
14 hours agoA close aide of Prabowo Subianto has played down suggestions that the president-elect is currently engaged in intensive negotiations with coalition members over the composition of his incoming cabinet, claiming he so far is still focusing on how to fulfill his campaign promises instead. ...
15 hours agoThe former news anchor, a Jokowi supporter who is close to PSI chair Kaesang, did not divulge any details, only confirming that she had been given a new role was in the administration of the outgoing President. ...
17 hours agoAnies said he did not consider Prabowo his political enemy and that his competition in the last presidential election was part of the democratic process.
3 weeks agoJokowi told reporters that he would work soon on setting up a transitional team following the court ruling
3 weeks agoTheir exit will put the spotlight on the next moves for the popular Jokowi, who has moved to retain political influence and preserve his legacy after a decade at the helm.
3 weeks agoJakarta-based pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia has found in its latest public opinion survey that outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's approval rating has reached an all-time high of more than 77 percent.
3 weeks agoThe court, in back-to-back hearings, ruled that there was no evidence that fraud or state intervention had swayed the results of one of the world’s biggest elections this year.
3 weeks agoWhile the Constitutional Court ultimately ruled to confirm Prabowo Subianto as the nation’s eighth president, three justices filed dissenting opinions that called for a partial revote in response to alleged unethical conduct of outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in the election.
3 weeks agoThe Constitutional Court stated that “political endorsement” of certain candidates was problematic if it was done by the president as a representative of the state.
3 weeks agoMirroring its rejection of the case launched by another losing candidate Anies Baswedan earlier on Monday, the Constitutional Court said there was no evidence the president or state bodies interfered in the election, nor that regional officials and social aid were mobilised to sway voters.
3 weeks agoAllegations of misuse of the state apparatus and resources had been at the center of a presidential election dispute case at the Constitutional Court.
3 weeks agoThe Constitutional Court on Monday, in a five-to-three decision, upheld Defense Minister Prabowo’s landslide election victory, rejecting claims by one of his two rivals that February’s election was marred by fraud.
3 weeks agoJokowi got a slight bump in his latest job approval rating from 76 percent in February to 77.2 percent when the survey was conducted in early April, Indikator Politik Indonesia director Burhanuddin Muhtadi said on Sunday.
3 weeks agoSpeaking to reporters before attending the court hearing on Monday to hear the decision on his challenge to the presidential election result, Anies declined to speculate on whether the court would rule in his favor.
3 weeks agoGanjar issued the statement shortly before leaving for the court building to attend the final hearing in the presidential election dispute.
3 weeks agoThe Constitutional Court will rule Monday on whether to uphold president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s landslide February election victory, following two weeks of courtroom drama and public appeals in response to a spate of ethics scandals that have soiled the democratic process.
3 weeks agoAt a recent party event, Golkar chairman Airlangga Hartarto said the party should receive at least five seats in the incoming cabinet, claiming that more than half of the party’s supporters voted for Prabowo and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
3 weeks agoIn a statement issued on Friday, Prabowo also urged his supporters not to stage protests in front of the Constitutional Court building ahead of or during the reading out of the verdict on Monday.
3 weeks agoThe head of a pro-Prabowo group said on Thursday that the president-elect had asked supporters in a telephone call not to hold their rally planned for Friday and urged them to respect the judicial process.
3 weeks agoThe Constitutional Court is enjoying an uptick in public confidence ahead of the highly anticipated rulings on the legal challenges to the result of the February presidential election, according to a survey released on Thursday by Lembaga Survey Indonesia (LSI).
3 weeks agoThe United Development Party (PPP) has given the biggest sign yet that it will be the first party to jump ship and join the coalition backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto, following its bruising defeat in the February general election.
3 weeks agoGolkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto, who is expected to seek reelection as the party's chief, recently secured the support of the party's young wing, the Indonesian Reform Youth Force (AMPI).
3 weeks agoBoth offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) are under construction at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Trieste, Italy.
3 weeks agoThe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has shown no interest in mending strained ties with nominal member President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a complication that may stand in the way of president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s efforts to bring the country’s largest political party into his governing coalition.
4 weeks agoOn Tuesday, the Constitutional Court accepted concluding notes from all related parties in the 2024 presidential election dispute as well as at least 10 amici curiae briefs from parties not related to the case, allowing justices to start a series of closed-door meetings ahead of the ruling on April 22.
4 weeks agoResource-rich Papua has seen conflict between separatists and security forces since the 1970s, but tensions have escalated considerably since 2018, with pro-independence armed groups mounting deadlier and more frequent attacks.
4 weeks agoAccording to the President's youngest son, Gerindra politicians had touted Erina as a potential candidate, emphasizing that his wife had never expressed her intention to run in the regional head elections in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta.
4 weeks agoBobby Nasution had been tapped to be among the leading candidates to run for governor on the ticket of the Golkar Party, with which he has been closely linked after splitting with the PDI-P last year.
1 month agoPrabowo has made good on the Idul Fitri tradition of silaturahmi (strengthening kinship) by turning up at the holiday gatherings of existing as well as potential political allies, amid hints at a possible meeting between him and PDI-P matriarch Megawati.
1 month agoA politician with strong familial ties to the ruling party is now in the process of joining Gerindra after he gave up his PDI-P membership in January to back Prabowo's presidential bid.
1 month agoJokowi skipped visiting the PDI-P matriarch over Idul Fitri for the first time in his two-term presidency, opting instead to visit family in Medan, while the party's secretary-general stressed that "only friends" attended the gathering at Megawati's residence on Wednesday.
1 month agoPrabowo's 2019 running mate has visited the president-elect on the first day of Idul Fitri, a move that could indicate Sandiaga is shifting back toward Gerindra after backing rival PDI-P candidate Ganjar in this year's election.
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