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View all search resultsThe General Elections Commission’s (KPU) provincial offices have announced the winners of gubernatorial elections in some crucial battlegrounds, confirming sweeping victories for political parties in President Prabowo Subianto’s ruling coalition.
Two strongly backed candidates are competing for Banten governorship on Nov. 27, with one contender coming from a family that has been influential for decades in Java’s westernmost province and the other having the support of a big coalition that holds a majority in the local legislature.
The Investment Ministry/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has urged the Banten provincial government to maintain a conducive and healthy investment climate, ensuring investors feel comfortable and do not withdraw. This follows complaints from investors about frequent requests for donations or other contributions from certain groups.
Newly sworn-in Villages and Regional Development Minister Yandri Susanto has apologized to the public for using a letter bearing his ministry letterhead to invite local leaders in Banten to attend the second anniversary of the death of his mother on Tuesday.
Registration for November’s regional elections drew to a close on Thursday with some political parties pivoting away from the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) to nominate their own candidates, after a court ruling enabled individual parties and small electoral groupings to nominate candidates independently of the alliance of president-elect Prabowo Subianto and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
The Golkar Party has backed away from the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) in the Banten gubernatorial election to nominate a separate candidate, following a recent court ruling that has made more parties eligible to nominate candidates either individually or in smaller alliances.
The United States Embassy in Indonesia is promoting bilateral cooperation between the two countries to preserve the underwater heritage of the heavy cruiser USS Houston, which sank during World War II in Banten Bay.
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