A close aide of Prabowo Subianto has played down suggestions that the president-elect is currently engaged in intensive negotiations with coalition members over the composition of his incoming cabinet, claiming he so far is still focusing on how to fulfill his campaign promises instead.

The former news anchor, a Jokowi supporter who is close to PSI chair Kaesang, did not divulge any details, only confirming that she had been given a new role was in the administration of the outgoing President.

An aide of Prabowo Subianto claimed on Tuesday that the president-elect had not started discussions with his coalition members about the composition of his incoming cabinet because he was still focusing on ensuring that his campaign promises could be fulfilled during his presidency.

Former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil is among the popular figures to run in both the West Java and Jakarta gubernatorial elections, various recent opinion polls have found.

The House of Representatives is set to pass a revision to the Constitutional Court Law in any upcoming plenary session after the legislature and government agreed to endorse the bill in an unannounced, closed-door meeting while lawmakers were still in recess.

House Legislation Body (Baleg) chair Supratman Andi Agtas said that even though the bill was not on the priority list, lawmakers could still proceed with deliberations on it because the Ministry Law was part of the large body of legislation impacted by Constitutional Court rulings.

The Press Council has come out with a stern rejection of the widely criticized broadcasting bill, saying on Tuesday that it goes against the principles laid out in the Press Law and will only churn out bad journalism in the future.

As cabinet talks are unfolding, observers have pinpointed three posts that would be highly contested by the parties: the positions of environment and forestry, agrarian and spatial planning and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) ministers.

Journalist organizations and members of the public have come out against a broadcasting bill they say would stifle the freedom of the press through vague and problematic provisions, including one they fear could curb investigative journalism on screen.

The communications minister has said political parties are waiting in line to have the President onboard, amid ongoing speculation over Jokowi’s uncertain political future after his final term ends in October.

Months before president-elect Prabowo Subianto is sworn in, the families of the May 1998 victims must put their faith in the next government, even though it will be inextricably linked to the nation’s dark past.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto’s recent comments about Sukarno point to a “growing impatience” in his efforts to court the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) as a stabilizing force for the incoming government, analysts contend.

Petitioners that challenged the 2016 Regional Elections Law have criticized the KPU's decision, saying it violated a requirement from the Constitutional Court for legislators-elect to submit a statement that they would relinquish their new posts if they won in the regional head elections on Nov. 27.

Prabowo, 72, won February's general election by a huge margin along with his running-mate Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering high-profile candidates to run in the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election, a boost the party could use to find another rising star following the departure of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

Speaking at a national meeting of the National Mandate Party (PAN) on Thursday night, Prabowo said all past presidents would have backed some of his major policy programs, especially his plans for the country to achieve self-reliance.

Speaking at the national coordination meeting of the National Mandate Party (PAN) on Thursday night, Prabowo said everyone should come together and join in the work of his upcoming administration, especially his child hunger elimination project.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto is facing among the first challenges of his office to-be as he seeks to form an effective government amid jostling for strategic cabinet posts within his big-tent alliance.

Kaesang's nomination was endorsed by the supporters of president- and vice president-elect Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

In his speech to inaugurate the project Prabowo said that the initiative to recreate the sprawling palace of Majapahit should be seen as an effort to preserve the country's history and culture.

Mahfud said that the proposal to add more ministerial portfolios should be a seen as a move to reward the many political parties that had contributed to the presidential bid of Prabowo in the Feb. 14 election.

Members of president-elect Prabowo Subianto's coalition argue that more ministerial posts are necessary to help his administration hit the ground running.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has dropped another hint that it may play an opposition role to the incoming government ahead of the much-anticipated meeting between its chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri and president-elect Prabowo Subianto.

Gerindra Party executive Habiburokhman said that adding new ministries to the upcoming administration of party patron and president-elect Prabowo Subianto would be a “good thing” for Indonesia to help address its vast arrays of issues.

Gibran, the eldest son of outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo also added that Prabowo had the full prerogative to pick candidates for ministerial positions in the upcoming administration.

PAN chairman Zulkifli Hasan said on Tuesday that on top of being nominated for a cabinet position, Eko was also one of the strongest candidates to represent the party in the Jakarta gubernatorial election.

West Java is the country’s largest province by population, and was home to 35.7 million registered voters in the 2024 general election, or 17.4 percent of all voters nationwide.

Rights watchdog Amnesty International reported that some Indonesian government bodies have been deploying highly invasive surveillance products imported from Israel, Luxembourg and Malaysia to spy on people, stoking concerns about privacy in a country notorious for its shrinking civic space.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto’s plan to form a so-called club of presidents has generally received a warm welcome from political parties across the spectrum, but a series of unresolved conflicts between his predecessors may become a stumbling block.

Prabowo's spokesperson Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said the club could include former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his predecessor Megawati Soekarnoputri and the outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.