The meetings with other electoral alliances might provide a sense of Golkar's direction ahead of the 2024 election and defeat challenges to Airlangga Hartarto's chairmanship of the party, an analyst says.

The President has uncharacteristically and firmly refuted speculation that members of his administration are plotting to oust Airlangga Hartarto as Golkar Party chair, calling the matter the party's "internal affair" and nothing to do with the government.

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The Golkar crisis was not triggered, at least not directly, by Airlangga's poor results at polls, but by his alleged plan to leave the two pro-government coalitions.               

A recent meeting between opposition presidential candidate Anies Baswedan and former maritime affairs and fisheries minister Susi Pudjiastuti has led to speculation that he is considering her as his running mate, a notion that has split, yet again, the three-way alliance backing his candidacy.

PDI-P senior executive Puan Maharani revealed on Sunday a shortlist of potential running mates for Ganjar Pranowo, which experts say was meant to show that the ruling party was still open for negotiations.

According to critics, a new General Elections Commission (KPU) regulation that established the rules for the 2024 election campaigns is insufficient in closing loopholes surrounding unofficial campaigns.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had handpicked members of a campaign team for Ganjar Pranowo, reiterating its claim that the President was fully behind its presidential candidate.

Tension within the Golkar Party is brewing, as an open broadside unleashed by some party members against the presidential bid of chairman Airlangga Hartarto in next year’s election has prompted some of his other colleagues to express readiness to take over his post in a snap party poll.

The Democrats have been meeting with the pro-government parties, which are seeking to build bigger alliances and bring the largest opposition party into their respective electoral blocs.

Jokowi's rival is no longer his long-time adversary, Prabowo Subianto, but rather his own political matron-turned-competitor, Megawati.      

Gen Zers are projected to play a key role in the upcoming elections, which have been framed by many as a critical period that would shape, if not determine, the future of the country.               

In a move that further highlights the unraveling of the coalition of pro-government parties, Gerindra Party officials on Thursday visited the headquarters of the Democratic Party, the leading opposition party, in Menteng, Central Jakarta.

The leadership of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) plans to summon senior member Budiman Sudjatmiko over his show of support for Prabowo Subianto, making Budiman the third PDI-P member to be grilled following a visit to a rival of the ruling party’s presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo hosted NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh at the State Palace on Monday after having shunned the coalition member for months over his party’s support for opposition presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, in a détente that analysts say could be aimed at influencing a possible runoff election.

Speaking after the meeting, Airlangga, who is also the chairman of the Golkar Party, said he had a close relationship with Ganjar and that they had been communicating regularly as the 2024 general election approached.

TikTok is emerging as the new electoral battleground in the 2024 general elections as Indonesian politicians scramble to get the votes of members of Generation Z, many of whom will be first-time voters and big fans of China’s widely popular video-hosting service.    

The latest Cabinet reshuffle sees President Jokowi appoint figures from a pool of loyalists while remaining open to the idea of more shake-ups down the line if necessary.

The former Jakarta governor, the presumptive nominee of the opposition-leaning alliance KPP, has remained poker-faced about his pick from a shortlist of potential running mates, though the Democrats’ Agus has teased that Anies’ final choice won’t come as ‘a surprise’.

The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) suggests that the voting day for the regional elections, slated for next November, to be postponed citing security concerns around the presidential inauguration in October.

Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto finds support from party executives and regional chapters, who say that an extraordinary congress to replace the chairman would be a waste of time ahead of the election. 

Political parties and politicians want to win the hearts and minds of 70,000 village heads, whose influence can steer millions of rural voters toward certain candidates on Feb. 14 of next year. 

The intensifying verbal sparring between the ruling party and the President's grassroots supporter groups, which appear to be lining up behind Prabowo, could leave PDI-P candidate Ganjar behind in the electability polls.

Opposition figure and presidential nominee Anies Baswedan is struggling to find a running mate who can help him appeal to a wider range of voters, after several moderate Muslim figures hinted they would be unwilling to run alongside the former Jakarta governor.

The rapid rise in artificial intelligence (AI) development could lead to the increased generation of lifelike photos and deep fakes of the candidates in the 2024 elections.             

Senior politicians of the Golkar Party have once again voiced their doubts over the leadership of chairman Airlangga Hartarto ahead of the 2024 general election, calling for an extraordinary congress to remove him should he fail to forge an alternative electoral alliance to secure support for his presidential candidacy.

The President has dismissed suggestions of political intent behind an increasing number of billboards using images of himself with Prabowo, his erstwhile rival and a potential rival to PDI-P presidential candidate Ganjar.