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Politics 1 year ago
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Jokowi signals interest in leading PSI over PPP
The former president appears to be gunning for a chance at helming the PSI, currently led by his youngest son Kasang Pangarep, rather than the PPP, another political party that failed to win any legislative seats in the 2024 election.
Politics 1 year ago
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Pressure mounts on Gibran as impeachment process continues
Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is facing intensifying pressure as a group of retired military generals has formally petitioned the nation’s legislative bodies to begin impeachment proceedings against him, just as President Prabowo Subianto appears to be consolidating support from key figures once aligned with his political rivals.
Opinion 1 year ago
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Analysis: Jokowi’s desperate search for a political home
In his unending quest to find a political party to call home, former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s name has now been thrown into the mix of potential candidates to contest the upcoming race for the chairmanship of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI). The nascent party has no legislative seats, but it has a fair share of power within President Prabowo Subianto’s government.
Politics 1 year ago
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PSI opens door to Jokowi in leadership race
An open race for the leadership position of the PSI has raised speculations about whether former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who is not a member of any political party after being expelled from the PDI-P, will join the self-proclaimed “youth party”.
Politics 1 year ago
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Police release ITB student arrested over ‘indecent’ meme
The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) released on Sunday a student from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) who was briefly detained for allegedly making and sharing a meme that mocked President Prabowo Subianto and his predecessor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Opinion 1 year ago
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Analysis: Invisible VP Gibran under pressure, eclipsed by his father Jokowi
Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is facing mounting pressure, mostly for underperformance, in the seven months since taking up the job. The latest sign of tension in his relationship with President Prabowo Subianto was when the latter asked former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to represent him at last week’s funeral ceremony of Pope Francis in the Vatican. This is a job normally reserved for the VP. There was no explanation for why Prabowo gave the assignment to Jokowi, Gibran’s father and the country’s president from 2014 to 2024.
