Anies Baswedan, 56, is a former governor of Jakarta (2017-2022) and prior a former culture and education minister (2014-2016). He has a PhD in political science from Northern Illinois University in the United States, and is an alumnus of the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Faculty of Economics and Business.

Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo, 72, is a retired Army lieutenant general, a businessman and the incumbent Defense Minister (2019-present). Due to his proximity to power throughout his military career, he entered politics in 2004 to pursue his dream of becoming the nation’s president.

Golkar will have to find a way to attract the younger generation, who are expected to make up the majority of voters in the 2024 general elections. Golkar chairman Airlangga Hartarto spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Yerica Lai about the party’s efforts.

Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis couldn't have asked for a better season debut. One year to the day after sustaining a right anterior cruciate ligament tear that ended his rookie season after just 12 games, Lewis returned to the Minnesota lineup on Monday and finished 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and four RBIs in the Twins' 7-5, 10-inning win over the Houston Astros.

The country’s third-largest political party, Golkar, will have to find a way to attract younger people who are expected to make up the majority of voters in the 2024 general elections

The country’s third-largest political party, Golkar, will have to find a way to attract younger people who are expected to make up the majority of voters in the 2024 general elections

The country’s third-largest political party, Golkar, will have to find a way to attract younger people who are expected to make up the majority of voters in the 2024 general elections.

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Prabowo was seen joining Jokowi during a mass prayer event in Tabalong, South Kalimantan, before taking a trip to visit a local market in the regency.

With young voters making up the majority of voters and the promise of a demographic bonus looming in the near future, the younger generation is set to take the spotlight in the 2024 general election. But political parties are so out of touch with the youth that even the nation’s younger politicians struggle to engage their peers.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is digging deeper into alleged corruption in the construction of base transceiver stations (BTS) after investigators questioned Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate for a second time.

Justice Anwar Usman, who is also President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's brother-in-law, was reelected on Wednesday by his peers to lead the Constitutional Court for the next five years, amid diminished public trust in the nation’s top court.

Parties seen as preparing for ways to field Ganjar-Prabowo ticket.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is interrogating Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate on alleged corruption in the construction of base transceiver stations (BTS), which was under the auspices of his ministry.

Young politicians speak up about concerns that the youth are only being seen as an election commodity with little regard to their actual political aspirations.

A KPU worker visited the President's official residence on Tuesday to verify his current domicile as a final step to registering him as a voter in the 2024 general election.

Amid recent news of a tax official embroiled in a corruption scandal, the Makassar customs head says he has been the victim of a targeted online campaign against his family.

The House of Representatives will ensure there is no vacuum of power and pledges to give a sense of certainty in the organizing of the upcoming elections despite a controversial court ruling to delay the 2024 polls by more than two years, a deputy speaker said on Tuesday.

The surprise March 2 decision by a Jakarta district court, which law experts say it had no authority to make, has added fuel to a lingering debate on whether President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should be allowed to stay in power longer, despite him next year reaching the two-term limit set by the constitution. 

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has set his sights on reelection in the province in 2024 despite rising as a popular choice for the vice presidency in recent public opinion polls.

The council has said it would decide its stance only after it had received a response from the government and gathered feedback from other Muslim organizations on the team's participation in the 2023 U-20 World Cup, which Indonesia is hosting.

The ruling coalition is reportedly seeking to pair election frontrunners Ganjar Pranowo and Prabowo Subianto for the 2024 presidential race, a political arrangement that, if  it materializes, could concentrate support and decrease the likelihood of a runoff election.

"As an election winner that was trusted by voters twice, of course we will nominate our own candidate," Hasto said.

Deputy chairman of Gerindra's Advisory Board, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, who is also the younger brother of Prabowo, said on Sunday that given Prabowo's age and experience it's only natural for the Gerindra chairman to be at the top of the ticket.

Despite hosting the FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which an Israeli soccer team was slated to come to and participate in the sporting event, Indonesia would continue supporting the Palestinian cause, a senior official said.

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud said suspicious transactions amounting to Rp 300 trillion (US$19.35 billion) found within the Finance Ministry were not due to graft, but to money laundering.