Vice presidential candidates Muhaimin and Mahfud turned up the heat on food security at Sunday's debate, when they slammed the Jokowi government's food estate program.
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1 year agoKhofifah Indar has announced that she is temporarily stepping away from her role as the head of Muslimat NU to join the Prabowo-Gibran camp. ...
1 year agoGibran Rakabuming Raka says he aims to boost the domestic gaming industry in a recent post on his X account, claiming he’s a long-time gamer.
1 year agoPresidential candidate Anies Baswedan will hold his final campaign rally at the Jakarta International Stadium on Feb. 10, saying that the stadium symbolizes the nation’s work and environmental values.
1 year agoPresidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo has said officials participating in the 2024 general elections must resign from their current positions to prevent abuses of power.
1 year agoCandidates vying to succeed President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will be staging large, public rallies for the next three weeks with their eyes focused on the battleground provinces in the country’s most populous island of Java.
1 year agoFor a large part of the debate, Gibran, the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, defended and vowed to continue the policies of the incumbent administration.
1 year agoWhile all three candidate pairs for the February presidential election have toured key battlegrounds to garner more votes in recent weeks, they are also embracing online personas that have bloomed organically on social media through memes and fandom.
1 year agoIndonesia’s biggest rock band, Slank, has come out in support of presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo and his running mate Mahfud MD, apparently out of concern over President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s attempts to influence the race that will determine his successor.
1 year agoIndonesia's three vice presidential candidates will tackle issues related to energy, natural resources, food, the carbon tax, agriculture, the environment and indigenous communities.
1 year agoThe fourth debate will cover energy, natural resources, food, the carbon tax, agriculture, the environment and indigenous communities.
1 year agoAnies Baswedan promises to provide daycare centers at offices and increase paternity leave for fathers if elected.
1 year agoGanjar's campaign team is following up complaints by Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong on disruptions in voting process for the 2024 presidential election.
1 year agoThe presidential candidate has pledged to develop maternity-friendly policies to safeguard the country's "prospective citizens", as well as recalibrating the regional health budget into a data-driven system.
1 year agoDemocratic Party chair AHY said he regretted the public's lack of appreciation for Prabowo’s service as defense minister which, according to Agus, saved millions of lives during the pandemic.
1 year agoGanjar Pranowo criticized the rule allowing ministers and regional leaders to campaign without resigning, saying it was risky for democracy.
1 year agoThe second 2024 vice presidential election debate will be the first event to feature an all-female moderator panel. The General Elections Commission (KPU) will also assign more liaison officers to handle candidates' supporters.
1 year agoThe productivity of the House of Representatives has declined notably in recent months, an NGO report has found, as political parties turn their focus toward campaigning for February’s presidential and legislative elections.
1 year agoThe Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD campaign team called the 2024 presidential election the worst in the post-Soeharto era, with many violations conducted by government officials, including President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
1 year agoAll three tickets contesting the 2024 presidential election have pledged to support the palm oil industry by providing legal certainty and a dedicated agency to untangle regulatory knots.
1 year agoPrabowo-Gibran national campaign team (TKN) leader Silfester Matutina confirms Jokowi’s support for the pair in the presidential election, claiming the president’s love for the defense minister.
1 year agoSurakarta legislators have complained that Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka has taken leave too frequently for his vice presidential campaign, which has disrupted the local administrative process.
1 year agoPresident candidate Anies Baswedan promised to reinstate civil servants demoted for choosing to be neutral during the election if he was elected.
1 year agoHearing the wages teachers of early childhood education received, presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo promised he would address the low pay if he were elected as Indonesia’s next president.
1 year agoWith the Feb. 14 general election date quickly closing in, public movements are increasingly promoting the use of whistleblowing platforms dedicated to monitoring the campaigning and election processes, amid a rising political temperature and growing fears of possible foul play.
1 year agoPresidential candidate Anies Baswedan promises to ease access to quality education in Papua.
1 year agoPresident Jokowi faces a growing civil movement accusing him of misusing his position to support his son's vice presidential bid.
1 year agoThe Instagram account of vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD was compromised for two hours on Tuesday.
1 year agoA number of digital billboard advertisements featuring presidential candidate Anies Baswedan that were paid for by a group of volunteers have been mysteriously taken down ahead of schedule, stoking concerns of foul play from netizens, while Anies’ camp threatened to take legal action.
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