Vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar is proposing the Agro-Maritime Revolution, a 2.5-year program that aims to support millennial farmers from cultivation to product marketing, to help them thrive. 

Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka answered on Wednesday a summons from the Central Jakarta branch of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to defend himself against an alleged campaign violation in Jakarta last month.

The camps of presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Prabowo Subianto have bemoaned the General Elections Commission’s (KPU) decision to pick television broadcasters that are owned by a media mogul who is backing candidate Ganjar Pranowo, for the third election debate.

Early ballot distribution and sudden changes to voting rules for overseas voters might cast doubt among voters on the credibility of the election process, observers have said.

Prabowo said that as a military person, it was important to remain connected with the Muslim scholar community, not to keep one's distance.

Critics have warned about the misuse of state apparatus, funds and other resources in the 2024 elections since all tickets are part of the government.

A month into the campaign season, election contenders have agreed with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin that ministers running or campaigning for their candidates in the February presidential race should resign from their posts so they do not get distracted from their jobs.

Jepara is a Central Java regency, which is famous a producing center for gebyok, Javanese carved wooden walls, and other wood products. 

Presidential candidate pair Ganjar-Mahfud criticizes rival Prabowo-Gibran’s free lunch program, comparing it unfavorably with its free internet and gastronomy programs.

Jazilul Fawaid, assistant coach of the Anies-Muhaimin national team, voices concern about inconsistent technicalities, including the stage, the use of microphones and movements on stage in election debates.

Gibran calls for a peaceful campaign after TNI soldiers assault Ganjar supporters.

While we must express regret that this sort of violence is even happening at the height of the campaigning season, it is reassuring that at least some institutions can still be relied on to take immediate steps to remedy such a situation.

The nation’s presidential candidates and their running mates have turned to the hugely popular video-sharing and live-streaming platform TikTok to solicit the support of young Indonesians, who make up the majority of the voter roll for the February election.

Six Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel who allegedly assaulted a group of supporters of presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo in Boyolali, Central Java, over the weekend have been named as suspects in the incident.

The former Central Java governor said he would address the issue from the source. Ganjar said that Indonesia should avoid acquiring livestock from countries where they might be at an increased risk of disease.

Vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar prioritizes resolving farmers' issues in 2024, emphasizing urgent attention to agriculture.

Military Police investigators have named six Indonesian Army personnel suspects in the assault of a group of campaign volunteers for presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo in Boyolali, Central Java.

As the deadline for applications passed on Dec. 20, a number of regional KPUs found they were faced with a shortage of local poll administrators (KPPS), which has been attributed in part to the deaths of almost 900 KPPS during the 2019 election.

The deputy director of INDEF has criticized the presidential candidates' poverty alleviation strategies, saying that lifting people out of poverty will take much more than a social assistance (bansos) program.

The vice presidential candidate proposed an incubation model for Sragen similar to the one used in Surakarta, Central Java.

AMIN team assistant coach Jazilul Fawaid questioned a statement from the Ganjar-Mahfud team that their candidates would win the presidential election after the recent electability survey results.

Eyes were on Central Java as one of the key election battlegrounds early in the new year, as presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo attempted to shore up support in the province amid two alleged assault cases.

The Anies-Muhaimin and Ganjar-Mahfud campaigns are running neck and neck in a battle for a spot in a possible runoff as they seek to woo undecided voters with a people-oriented strategy.

Indonesian political parties have a long history of recruiting famous faces to boost their chances of winning, but their success rate is often underwhelming –  18 of 23 won in 2014, while only 14 of 80 secured a seat in 2019.

Amid ongoing, prolonged and emerging issues across the globe in 2023, Indonesian voters seem more concerned about not repeating the mistakes from 2019 while demonstrating collective maturity in their increasing calls for free, fair and transparent elections next year.

A campaign representative said the candidates’ policies could increase the national taxation ratio to 18 percent by 2029.

Some fishermen say they have been struggling to find enough diesel fuel for their fishing boats and have had challenges obtaining fishing licenses and staple foods.