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Political parties are calling on President Prabowo Subianto to begin utilizing the country’s future capital city Nusantara in East Kalimantan as a show of commitment, amid mounting concerns that continued indecision could push the megaproject to the wayside.
The National Awakening Party (PKB) has revived calls to end direct regional elections, proposing instead that regional heads be appointed by the central government or elected by local legislatures, an idea President Prabowo Subianto previously floated.
Issues such as the island ownership dispute between Aceh and North Sumatra as well as the nickel mining permits in Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, should be handled by cabinet ministers, said Gerindra Party secretary-general Ahmad Muzani.
President Prabowo Subianto has stepped up efforts to strengthen ties with Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri, sending a delegation to her private residence amid calls for Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s impeachment.
Gerindra executive chairman and House Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad shared the news on his Instagram account on Thursday, saying the delegation “received guidance and input for the good of the nation under the leadership of Pak Prabowo” during the visit a few days earlier.
Speaking during an event organized by his Gerindra Party's youth wing PP Tidar, Prabowo said he has been in office for less than a year and the decision whether to run again would depend on his own assessment of whether he had succeeded in his first term.
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) may push back its upcoming congress, raising speculations over possible internal discord over the future position of the only de facto opposition party toward the administration of President Prabowo Subianto.
As President Prabowo Subianto navigates the presidency since taking office six months ago, Gerindra party executive and House Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad has emerged as a key figure in the machinery of power.
