With none of the top-three potential presidential candidates for the 2024 race commanding an absolute majority of support by polling more than 50 percent, vice-presidential picks are usually expected to boost the electability rating of a candidate, but a survey has found the opposite to be true.

Lawmakers have questioned the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for handing Prima Party another win, ruling the General Election Commission (KPU) committed an administrative violation.

The NasDem Party and Gerindra continue to enjoy a rise in their popularity, according to a recent opinion poll, while the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has experienced a slight drop, ahead of the 2024 elections.

The speculations intensified on Tuesday after a Golkar executive revealed that during the meeting Airlangga was advised by former vice president Jusuf Kalla, who led Golkar between 2004 and 2009, to join the KPP, which is nominating former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan for the 2024 presidential race.

A second legal victory for the Prima Party, which says it has been unfairly denied the opportunity to field candidates for the 2024 general election, has highlighted the shortcomings of the General Elections Commission (KPU) in carrying out administrative procedures and defending its policies, politicians and activists have said.

“The meeting between Megawati and Jokowi, as well as [between] Luhut and Megawati, suggest that they are close to reaching unanimity in their decision to nominate Ganjar,” said Umam.

Religious leaders have jointly declared their rejection of the politicization of religion in order to avoid a repeat of previous elections, as the nation navigates a political year ahead of the 2024 elections.

Even more problematic than the ITE Law itself is the architecture of power that enabled its passage and perpetuates its use.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has said significant legal problems could arise from proposals to delay the 2024 general election as they could lead to a lengthy process of amending the country's founding Constitution, which would, in turn, impose hefty political, social and financial costs.

The surprise March 2 decision by a Jakarta district court, which law experts say it had no authority to make, has added fuel to a lingering debate on whether President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should be allowed to stay in power longer, despite him next year reaching the two-term limit set by the constitution. 

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has set his sights on reelection in the province in 2024 despite rising as a popular choice for the vice presidency in recent public opinion polls.

The PPP chair's statement on Tuesday signals a possible expansion of the KIB electoral alliance with the addition of the PDI-P, which is still yet to announce its presidential candidate.

His comments come after a Jakarta district court last week ordered the national poll body (KPU) to halt all election preparations on the back of a procedural complaint by an obscure party. 

The pressure is on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to set the record straight on a court ruling that effectively requires the General Elections Commission (KPU) to postpone the 2024 polls.

Handling a lawsuit from an obscure party whose election registration was denied, the Central Jakarta district court on Thursday ruled the election commission must halt all of its election preparations for more than two years.

Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, a senior official at the Executive Office of the President, said on Friday the government "is still committed" to holding the elections on time and called for calm.

Anies Baswedan, a former Jakarta governor who is backed by three political parties, said a law had been passed by the House of Representatives to build Nusantara, as the new capital is known, so whoever wins the presidency must see it through.

The KPU, said it would appeal Thursday's ruling by the Central Jakarta district court, which was issued over a lawsuit filed by an obscure party after its application to contest elections was rejected last year.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) remains unconcerned about “premature” opposition activity ahead of the 2024 presidential election, a senior party member said on Thursday, as he took a swipe at a key opponent’s independent marshalling of support.

The anniversary celebration of PPP was attended by leaders of major political parties that will contest the 2024 elections, including the leading opposition party, the Democratic Party.

Anies is still plagued by the public's past perception of his using identity politics to win the Jakarta governorship in 2017, and while he has been making some effort to try and recast his image, analysts say his ties to the Ummah Party hasn't done him any favors.

Speaking in a recorded video speech delivered for the 15th anniversary of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), President Jokowi, who in the past weeks has made statements praising the party's chairman Prabowo Subianto, said that the prospect looked bright for Gerindra in 2024.

Sri Mulyani said the money would be sufficient to pay for the organizing of the general election and that the government would give an additional sum to be included in the 2024 state budget.

The President also noted that the new haj fee would need House approval before it could be finalized.

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo’s electability has ticked up slightly amid speculation that the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri will make her final decision on the party’s 2024 presidential candidate during the party’s upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations. 

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has named three newcomer parties eligible to contest the 2024 legislative election amid reports that some commission staff members were pressured to falsify results.

As the General Elections Commission (KPU) prepares to name the political parties eligible to compete in the 2024 legislative election, lawyers representing a group of regional KPU employees have accused the commission of meddling in the process and have threatened to take legal action.