Ex-commander of the now-dissolved separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), along with former Aceh deputy governor, Muzakir Manaf, continues to receive support for his bid to run in Aceh's gubernatorial race.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) continues to look for gubernatorial candidates who can help it defend its stronghold Central Java amid tough challenges from its prospective rivals ahead of the November election.

NasDem has again picked up the mantle of Anies's electoral ambitions, announcing on Monday that it was now backing the unaffiliated politician for reelection as Jakarta governor.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering three of its own politicians to challenge former member Bobby Nasution’s expected bid for governor of North Sumatra later this year to ensure the heavily favored rival will not be the sole candidate in an uncontested election.

A public opinion poll for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial race has found that two of the city’s former governors, Anies Baswedan and Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, are the most popular of a set of potential candidates for the position, suggesting that the two politicians, who competed for the job in 2017, could face each other once more in November.

Vice-president elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka will now focus on preparing for his new role and moving his family to Jakarta after resigning as Surakarta mayor some three months before his inauguration.

Banners touting gubernatorial hopefuls are going up across South Sumatra as the countdown ticks ever closer to the one-month mark until candidate registration opens for the 2024 regional head elections.

As competition heats up ahead of the November regional head elections, the Golkar Party has signaled its intention to have former popular West Java governor Ridwan Kamil run for reelection instead of trying his luck in Jakarta, where he might square up against incumbent Anies Baswedan and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son Kaesang Pangarep.

The succession race to replace vice president-elect Gibran as mayor of Surakarta is shaping up to be one featuring diverse candidates as the PDI-P looks to take the political battle to the Jokowi family's home base.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faces the specter of the “Jokowi effect” in the upcoming gubernatorial election in its stronghold of Central Java, where a straight fight between its candidate and those backed by its former politician – outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo – is likely.

The potential candidacy of Bobby Nasution, the son-in-law of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, in the North Sumatra gubernatorial race, is gaining traction among political parties as he now has the support of more than half of the parties in the local legislature.

The home minister has reminded acting regional heads intending to contest November's regional polls that they must report their planned candidacy by July 17 and resign from their posts before Sept. 22.

The government is boosting its efforts to ensure that the coming nationwide regional head elections can run smoothly, amid mounting concerns surrounding the credibility of the poll body and the country’s poor cybersecurity.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has dropped hints of support for the potential bid of his youngest son Kaesang Pangarep to run in the upcoming local elections as the political novice embarked on a “political safari” to boost his standing.

Early public opinion polls for the Central Java gubernatorial race in November indicate the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is struggling to win in its own stronghold without prospective candidates that match the popularity of other hopefuls, particularly Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

Novice politician and Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chair Kaesang Pangarep is leading in the latest public opinion poll for the November Central Java gubernatorial race, with many respondents favoring him because he is the son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

The political parties backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto face a bumpy road to agree on joint nominations for the November regional elections in several key regions after some of them insisted on nominating their own preferred candidates.

Former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil and former Purwakarta regent Dedi Mulyadi have emerged as the top-two candidates in a latest public opinion survey for the upcoming West Java gubernatorial election in November, beating other names such as former Bogor mayor Bima Arya and former West Java deputy governor Dede Yusuf.

The Islam-based National Awakening Party (PKB) has become the latest party to declare support for Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution's bid for the North Sumatra gubernatorial election, slated for November, following several other parties, including the Democratic Party, the Golkar Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Gerindra Party.

The latest electability survey by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) has found that novice politician Kaesang Pangarep was one of the most popular prospective candidates in the Central Java gubernatorial race – largely riding on the high approval rating of his father outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has said it will honor a recent Supreme Court ruling that alters the age requirements for candidates in the November regional elections, a move that has opened the door for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s youngest son to run for governor.

Home Minister Tito Karnavian has inaugurated three new interim governors to replace acting regional heads resigning from their posts to run in the upcoming simultaneous regional elections, slated for Nov. 27.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto may play a key role in a planned meeting with Anies Baswedan as the prospects for a wildcard Jakarta election pairing of Anies and Kaesang Pangarep grow dim, complicated by a rift between their political backers.

The November gubernatorial election in Jakarta will once again be a battle of political party-backed candidates after the poll agency declared the sole independent ticket – retired police general Dharma Pongrekun and running mate academician Kun Wardana – ineligible to run.

The Golkar Party has officially nominated Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution, who is also President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son-in-law, to contest the North Sumatra governor post in the upcoming regional head elections in November.

The Islam-based party is mulling over potentially backing Marzuki Mustamar, brother to the PKB chair and former NU East Java head, to run in the province’s regional head race against NU colleague Khofifah’s reelection bid.

The Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) over its petition requesting a revote for the Gorontalo Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) election in two regencies, because four big- and mid-sized parties failed to meet the minimum quota of 30 percent for female candidates in the February poll.