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.

Alice Leal Guo, a former mayor of a town north of the capital Manila, has been on the run since she was linked to a Chinese-run online gambling center where hundreds of people were forced to run scams or risk torture.

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has received an order from outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo for the formation of a fourth armed service, dubbed a cyber force, to deal with cyber threats, but discussions at the legislature are projected to resume only after the new administration assumes office.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is set to summon Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, regarding his use of a private jet following intense scrutiny of his recent lavish trip to the United States.

The government postponed the relocation of civil servants to the country’s future capital of Nusantara in East Kalimantan from its initial plan this September, citing the need to complete the housing complexes and digital infrastructure first to ensure a smooth transition.

Experts are unconvinced that the extended candidate registration deadline in more than a dozen regions facing uncontested regional elections will result in new names signing up to compete against the strongly backed existing candidates.

Nominees for the Jakarta gubernatorial election have started their campaigns early by going around the city and sharing their platforms with the people over the weekend despite not yet being cleared to run by the General Elections Commission (KPU).

The General Elections Commission (KPU) is set to reopen registration for regional head races this week in areas where only one candidate pair has signed up, in an effort to prevent uncontested elections in the upcoming November polls.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto has played down rumors of rift between him and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and discord within his Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM), striking a note of unity after a constitutional controversy elicited widespread protests in recent weeks.

The candidacies of Khofifah, Risma and Luluk were hailed as “historic progress” in Indonesia’s patriarchal society and an indication that the nation is now more open to women occupying leadership roles in local government.

Rumors were circulating on Thursday, the last day of candidate registration for the upcoming regional elections, that the PDI-P would nominate Anies for governor of West Java, but the party instead backed an in-house candidate pair.

A member of the House of Representatives demanded an explanation from the Religious Affairs Ministry on unplanned variations in the departure dates of haj pilgrims.

Social media users have increasingly used Mulyono to refer to the President in recent days to register their discontent with his efforts to secure lasting, dynastic influence in the government, political parties and state institutions.

Public pressure is mounting on the Jakarta Police to conclude its graft investigation into former KPK chief Firli Bahuri amid the antigraft body's ongoing leadership selection, following nine months of sluggish progress since he was named as a suspect November 2023.