Members of president-elect Prabowo Subianto's coalition argue that more ministerial posts are necessary to help his administration hit the ground running.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has dropped another hint that it may play an opposition role to the incoming government ahead of the much-anticipated meeting between its chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri and president-elect Prabowo Subianto.

Gerindra Party executive Habiburokhman said that adding new ministries to the upcoming administration of party patron and president-elect Prabowo Subianto would be a “good thing” for Indonesia to help address its vast arrays of issues.

Gibran, the eldest son of outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo also added that Prabowo had the full prerogative to pick candidates for ministerial positions in the upcoming administration.

PAN chairman Zulkifli Hasan said on Tuesday that on top of being nominated for a cabinet position, Eko was also one of the strongest candidates to represent the party in the Jakarta gubernatorial election.

West Java is the country’s largest province by population, and was home to 35.7 million registered voters in the 2024 general election, or 17.4 percent of all voters nationwide.

Rights watchdog Amnesty International reported that some Indonesian government bodies have been deploying highly invasive surveillance products imported from Israel, Luxembourg and Malaysia to spy on people, stoking concerns about privacy in a country notorious for its shrinking civic space.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto’s plan to form a so-called club of presidents has generally received a warm welcome from political parties across the spectrum, but a series of unresolved conflicts between his predecessors may become a stumbling block.

Prabowo's spokesperson Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said the club could include former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his predecessor Megawati Soekarnoputri and the outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

A disagreement has emerged in Prabowo Subianto’s coalition after a member objected to the potential inclusion of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), a mid-size party in the legislature with a loyal supporter base, in the president-elect's incoming government.

Speaking to reporters during a working trip in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), President Jokowi said political campaigns were the PSI’s internal business and that any questions about the party's political strategy should be directed to Kaesang.

Online restrictions in Indonesia have already come under fire from rights groups, who say laws have been used to target critics and to limit free speech on social media.

The National Awakening Party (PKB), the largest party in East Java, is working with smaller party and former rival in the February presidential election, the United Development Party (PPP), to vet candidates to go up against the possible reelection bid of popular former governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa.

The court will hear and decide on nearly 300 election dispute petitions filed by political parties and candidates alike, before delivering the final ruling for each case by June 10.

Incumbent deputy governor Musa “Ijeck” Rajekshah of the Golkar Party declared his readiness to compete in the upcoming North Sumatra gubernatorial election, amid speculation that President Jokowi's son-in-law would also run on Golkar's ticket.

Anies said it was too premature to speculate if he would accept a proposal from Prabowo to sit in the next cabinet.

The AGO has named several suspects, including the low-cost airline's cofounder, and seized several tin smelters in Bangka-Belitung Islands as part of its graft investigation into illegal tin processing activities that has cost the state up to US$17 billion.

Gerindra's Dasco, one of Prabowo's close advisers, has rebuffed a list circulating online of the incoming cabinet as mere speculation, saying that the selection process was ongoing and it was "too early" to finalize a lineup as yet.

The president-elect thanked the country's largest Muslim organization for pledging its support for his incoming government as well as its leadership for embracing him, even though he was unaffiliated with NU.

At least three parties backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 election have expressed their interest in accepting President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo into their ranks following a confirmation from the PDI-P that the President was no longer part of the party.

The party has also invited leaders of political parties contesting the Feb. 14 general election as well as all presidential tickets.

Since the February election, Prabowo has expressed his hope to reach out to rivaling camps, as the president-elect looks to form a ruling coalition and the new government in the six months leading up to his presidency.

Muhaimin issued the statement shortly after leader of the NasDem Party, Surya Paloh, issued a similar statement backing the incoming Prabowo administration.

NasDem, which won 10 percent of the vote in February's legislative election, was ready to pledge its "full support" for the next administration, its chief Surya Paloh told reporters after a meeting with Prabowo. 

Ganjar, who garnered 16 percent of the vote in the Feb. 14 presidential election, said that judging from statements made by PDI-P chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri in recent weeks, it was likely that the party had readied itself to be in the opposition.

According to a recent study by CSIS, 138 of 580 elected lawmakers during the 2024 election have influential political ties, a phenomenon that might create an unlevel playing field for contenders fighting for seats in legislative bodies. 

With legal disputes over the 2024 presidential election behind them, political parties have turned their attention to November's regional elections as they seek candidates to endorse in key provinces, such as Jakarta, West Java, Central Java and East Java.