The race for the biggest single-day local elections officially began across the country this week, with hundreds of candidates hitting the campaign trail on Wednesday, two months before the voting day in November.

General Elections Commission (KPU) offices across the country announced on Sunday the final names on the ballots for the regional head elections, marking the start of the November race.

Members of the coalition of political parties supporting president-elect Prabowo Subianto appear to have thrown their weight behind his plan to form an enlarged cabinet consisting of politically aligned professionals at the start of his presidency, as the parties put forward their finest talent as potential ministers.

The newly passed Immigration Law revision has removed a travel ban provision that was ruled unconstitutional for restricting freedom of movement, particularly for persons of interest who had not been declared formal suspects of an open investigation, but some observers say this could make it easier for potential suspects to evade the law.

The former Jakarta governor may be out of the race, the latest LSI survey indicates that he may still wield some influence among his supporters, who are seen to be up for grabs by leading contenders Ridwan and Pramono.

In the case of sole candidate failing to win more than 50 percent of votes, the election will be repeated in 2025, with stages kick off after the Constitutional Court finishes hearing all disputes on the regional election results.

A planned meeting between Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri and president-elect Prabowo Subianto is expected to determine whether the PDI-P will play a role in the incoming presidential administration of the Gerindra Party chairman.

The Indonesian Air Force placed an order for four Airbus H145 light helicopters during the Bali International Airshow in Badung, Bali, on Wednesday as part of an effort to modernize its flight training program.

The Bali International Airshow served as the revival of Indonesian aerospace sector, which is an important sector for the vast country's future, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Wednesday.

The fledgling party, established in 2021, declared its support for the incoming administration during a massive rally on Wednesday, which Prabowo addressed in a video message that conveyed his continuing efforts in supporting the welfare of all workers.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son Kaesang Pangarep's visit to the antigraft body to clarify his private jet trip to the United States should not stop the graft busters from probing him on the allegations of receiving unlawful gifts, antigraft activists urge.

The apparent attempts by political parties to use the popularity of celebrities to win votes in the upcoming regional head elections is widely seen as evidence of their failure to find competitive and reliable candidates, an issue which will eventually harm democracy and jeopardize the public’s interests, an analyst has claimed.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) opened on Tuesday the application for local poll administrators (KPPS) for the November regional head elections, prioritizing participants under 55 years of age without underlying health conditions to avoid fatalities and “work accidents”.

The House of Representatives is set to pass on Thursday a series of legislations that will allow president-elect Prabowo Subianto to form a bigger cabinet and appoint more members to a presidential advisory board once he takes office.

The Gerindra Party has signaled that its chairman, president-elect Prabowo Subianto, may install politically aligned professionals in his cabinet in an effort to ensure an effective government when he takes office next month.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son and Indonesia Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep went to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta on Tuesday to clarify his use of a private jet during a recent overseas trip.

Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto plans to announce his cabinet on the day of his inauguration as Indonesia’s next president next month, says a senior politician of his party.

Electoral rivalries have carried over into a takeover scandal at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) resulting in the ouster of chairman Arsjad Rasjid, who supported a losing presidential candidate in February’s general election.

The race to become Indonesia’s next foreign policy chief has intensified after Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi announced that she would be taking on a new job outside of government once her term ends next month.

The outgoing foreign minister will again make history when she takes up her new post as the UN chief's special envoy on water on Nov. 1, when she becomes the first Indonesian special envoy and the first individual to hold the new post.

One month before the end of his decade-long presidency, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has warned his ministers not to issue extreme policies and to uphold stability to facilitate the transition of power.

The rerun elections slated for 2025 will follow the same procedure as the November simultaneous regional elections, which started with candidate registration and followed by a campaign period for candidates.

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.