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View all search resultsProJo leader Budi Arie Setiadi has said he intends to join President Prabowo Subianto's Gerindra Party, in a move that cements one of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s biggest supporter groups with the Prabowo administration.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has made a cryptic remark about support coming and going in droves during a presidential tenure, fanning speculation that the outgoing leader is trying to consolidate support around him as his decade-long term in office is coming to an end.
The General Elections Commission (KPU) has ensured that supporters of each presidential candidate pair will be allowed to attend the fifth election debate despite complaints from the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) that the “noisy audience” rendered the debate less conducive.
Six Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel who allegedly assaulted a group of supporters of presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo in Boyolali, Central Java, over the weekend have been named as suspects in the incident.
The riot broke out after Gresik United lost to the visiting team with a score of 1-2. According to Gresik Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Adhitya Panji Anom, Gresik United supporters were disappointed with the home team’s loss.
Appearing at a rally of his supporters over the weekend, the President has called for calm and cool heads as he enters the final year of his presidency, and the country enters the four-month countdown to the 2024 election.
The intensifying verbal sparring between the ruling party and the President's grassroots supporter groups, which appear to be lining up behind Prabowo, could leave PDI-P candidate Ganjar behind in the electability polls.
The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is seeking to consolidate grassroots support for its presidential nominee, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo, to help him reclaim his polling lead for next year's election after some of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's loyal supporter groups threw their support behind Ganjar's likely opponent Prabowo Subianto.
The party's summoning of Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka for clarification over his meeting with Gerindra Party-backed presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is indicative of the growing unease between the PDI-P and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, analysts say.
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