With former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan out of the running for the city’s gubernatorial election, the remaining hopefuls are courting his supporters, who make up a large share of Jakarta’s voters.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) suspects certain powers took advantage of the innocence of the party's grassroots supporters and manipulated them into signing a petition to challenge the party structure, said central board member Ronny Talapessy in charge of legal affairs.

Among the 20 names moving to the next stage of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner selection process are current commissioner Johanis Tanak and deputy Pahala Nainggolan, who were reported for alleged ethics violations.

Petitioners challenging the new lineup of executives of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will now withdraw the motion filed at the Jakarta State Administrative Court, as they claim that they were tricked into signing the petition.  

Jokowi's office has confirmed that the President has returned to Nusantara and is to hold his final cabinet meeting on Friday at the newly built presidential compound in the country's future capital, where he plans to remain until the day before the formal transition of power on Oct. 20.

Zulkifli, who currently serves as trade minister under the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said that Prabowo's cabinet would definitely be bigger than that of the outgoing President.

Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi has defended President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who was allegedly behind an online account with slanderous comments against Prabowo Subianto, and the President's younger son Kaesang Pangarep, who took a lavish trip on a private jet with his wife to the United States.

More allies and figures close to Prabowo Subianto are receiving key positions in the current government weeks ahead of the president-elect's inauguration on Oct. 20, a move many see as a consolidation of power.

The Jakarta High Court on Tuesday increased the prison sentence for former agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, who was convicted of soliciting bribes from other officials at the Agriculture Ministry, following an appeal by prosecutors.

The selection committee for the new leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has announced the 20 candidates for commissioner who passed the profiling assessment held late last month, with a former minister and an incumbent commissioner among those who did not make it to the next stage of the process.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has criticized a new petition seeking to challenge the party structure at an administrative court as another attempt to undermine the party during the election year.

Gibran said that there was nothing improper about the deal, which centered on the setting up of a gaming center and an office in Surakarta, and that it had gone through a thorough vetting process.

Budi Arie, who is also leader of President Jokowi's volunteer group Projo, said the jet ride had allowed Kaesang's wife, Erina Gudono, who is eight months pregnant, to avoid the travails of international travel.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo named on Wednesday Saifullah Yusuf, the secretary general of the nation’s largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), to replace Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini, known as Risma, who resigned to focus on campaigning for the November regional election.

Celebrities leading a candidate pair's campaign team is a strategy launched by political parties and candidates to garner enough votes to win the upcoming regional elections, slated for Nov. 27.

MPR Speaker Bambang Soesatyo denounced the decree on Monday, stating that the assembly sought to resolve any lingering “psychological and political” damage to those linked to the former president.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto appeared intent to forge warmer ties with Megawati Soekarnoputri as he hopes to have a sit down with the chairwoman of the largest political party at the legislature before he takes office next month.

Three plaintiffs have made a request to the Constitutional Court to amend the Regional Elections Law to allow a kotak kosong (blank box) to be included in every ballot in the upcoming regional elections, as a protest against political parties for only prioritizing popularity when nominating a candidate.

In a series of back-to-back meetings on Monday, members of the House Legislation Body (Baleg) and representatives of the outgoing Jokowi administration rushed to revise the 2008 Ministry Law, which limits the number of ministries to 34.

The Gerindra Party has promised that president-elect Prabowo Subianto will vet his ministers thoroughly after former vice president Jusuf Kalla criticized Education, Culture, Research and Technology Minister Nadiem Makarim over what he claimed was the minister’s lack of expertise in education, poor track record in office and absenteeism.

A KPK spokesperson said on Monday said that the anti-graft body was no longer treating the allegation of Bobby flying on the private jet as an illegal gratuity case, having downgraded it to a public complaint.

Presidential spokesperson Hasan Nasbi told reporters on Monday that the construction of the main presidential palace in Nusantara had been completed and that would allow the President to occupy the new premises up until he wrapped up his term in late October.

Having failed to get on the ballot in the upcoming regional head elections, unsuccessful presidential candidate Anies Baswedan is all but confirmed to be out of public office for the next five years, prompting experts to believe that the outspoken government critic might soon see his influence wane should president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s incoming administration be received well by the public.

The foreign minister thanked Commission I lawmakers for their support in helping Indonesia navigate global challenges at a meeting on Thursday, likely her last before her decade-long tenure ends next month.

Civil society groups are mourning two decades of injustice surrounding the 2004 murder of activist Munir Said Thalib, noting that much of the case remains shrouded in mystery and that the mastermind behind is likely still at large.

With little over a month left in office, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has suffered a series of political setbacks that observers say reflect his waning influence as the transfer of executive power approaches.

With just over two months until this year's regional head elections, House Commission II has said holding repeat elections next year is one solution if a sole candidate pair does not win in a region with uncontested polls.

Several regions are still projected to feature one candidate pair running in the upcoming simultaneous regional races, even after the General Elections Commission (KPU) reopened the registration period until Wednesday.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has backtracked on its plan to seek clarification from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son Kaesang Pangarep over his use of a private jet during a recent overseas trip, but it is continuing to examine reports of possible gratuity acceptance.

The House of Representatives and the government are set to begin formal deliberations next week on a bill that will allow president-elect Prabowo Subianto to build a bigger cabinet once he assumes office.