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View all search resultsGolkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto sent shockwaves through Indonesia’s political landscape when he abruptly stepped down from his position as the leader of the country’s second-largest party. While Airlangga claimed his decision was to ensure a “stable transition” between the current administration and the next, others have speculated that it was due to an underhanded maneuver by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has praised two products made by customers of PT Permodalan Nasional Madani’s (PNM’s) Membina Ekonomi Keluarga Sejahtera (PNM Mekaar; Building Prosperous Household Economy) program for entering the export market.
When President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo demanded that the House of Representatives complete deliberations on the domestic worker protection bill earlier this month, there were few takers. Political parties, which are gearing up for next year’s general election, are not interested. There was little enthusiasm from the public either. Only one labor union has openly come out in support of the president’s demand that the House expedite the legislation.
Prominent alumni of Canisius College in Jakarta have declared support for the Joko “Jokowi” Widodo-Ma’ruf Amin pair and vowed to fight against the spread of hoaxes and fake news in campaigning for the incumbent president and his running mate.
Thousands of people, mostly wearing white clothes, had gathered at the National Monument (Monas) square since Saturday night. While most of them came from Greater Jakarta, there were also others who came from other regions, such as Central Java’s Surakarta.
As political parties continue to wrangle over who will fill the vice presidential slots and are likely to miss the Aug. 10 deadline, new provisions in election regulations may allow for both incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his challenger Prabowo Subianto to buy more time.
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