The meeting took place amid intensifying speculation of an imminent cabinet shake-up following a Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigation into an alleged graft case that reportedly involves Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has called on political parties to withdraw ineligible ex-corruption convicts from a provisional list of candidates for next year’s legislative elections following a Supreme Court ruling that effectively makes a five-year waiting period mandatory for all former graft convicts.

Religious Minister Yaqut, a PKB politician, stated in an event last week that voters should pay more attention to candidates' track records, especially if they have a history of weaponizing religion in their political campaigns, in a jab directed at Anies.

All three of the nation’s presidential hopefuls have in recent days visited East Java, where they met with important figures and grassroots volunteers in a bid to lure voters from the country’s second most populous province, which is seen as a key battleground in next year's election.

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) matron Megawati Soekarnoputri has called on the party’s rank and file to work hard for the victory of presidential nominee Ganjar Pranowo as the nation’s largest party treads a tightrope over its complicated relationship with party cadre and incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

Food security was singled out on Friday as a priority for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in the upcoming elections, as the largest party in the ruling coalition opened its three-day national meeting (Rakernas) with a policy platform that it hopes will allow the next government to weather a looming global food crisis.

Jokowi arrived at the venue of the national meeting in Kemayoran, East Jakarta, on Friday afternoon and was also joined by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, who has been touted as a possible running mate for the party's presidential hopeful Ganjar Pranowo.

The PSI has gotten a lot of flak as one of the country's youngest political parties, which is led by youths and claims to represent young voters, but its latest move to elect as its chairman Kaesang, a political novice and the President's youngest son, shows it has a ways to go to reach maturity, both politically and as an institution.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Gerindra Party played down the potential formation of a big-tent coalition of parties that would combine their respective presumptive presidential candidates on a single ticket.

Student organization membership affects voter electoral preferences among first-time voters, a recent survey from UGM has found.

It is almost a given for analysts, journalists and the average person to blame this cluster of oligarchs for the country's economic and political predicament. 

President Jokowi has made efforts to cement his political dynasty, with analysts noting how his youngest son’s sudden takeover of a youth-focused political party was part of a larger competition with PDI-P matriach Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Presumptive presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has won the support of a number of retired army generals, most notably Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democratic Party, but analysts say the importance of former top brass is overstated.

After joining the party only a few days ago, Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, is now officially the new chairman of the Indonesia Solidarity Party (PSI).

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has given an assurance that it would still have enough time to prepare for the 2024 regional elections should they be fast-tracked by two months.

The opposition front-runner has become the latest politician to obtain his letter of good conduct, one of the KPU's requirements for aspiring candidates of the 2024 presidential election.

The relationship between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), of which the President is a member, has gone from bad to worse in the leadup to the 2024 presidential election, as the highly popular leader seeks to carve out a political path for his family when he is no longer in the State Palace.   

In a break with his family's political affiliation, as well as the membership rules of the PDI-P, the President's youngest son was formally welcomed into the PSI fold on Saturday.

Vote-buying has become common in national elections over the last 25 years, despite crackdowns by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Speculation has run rife that the recent spate of investigations launched by law enforcers is politically motivated, as the moves have been made against parties related to candidates in the upcoming presidential election.

Joining Prabowo Subianto's alliance might be the most realistic option for the Democratic Party after leaving Anies Baswedan's camp, but the shift to backing the candidate that will continue Jokowi's agenda might erode public trust in the party, experts have said.

The idea has now been revived after the General Elections Commission (KPU) officially moved the deadline for presidential election registration from Nov 25 to Oct 25.

The lack of focus on climate issues might hurt political parties and their politicians in seeking the votes of millennials and Gen Zers, which make up a third of registered voters for the 2024 elections.

Political parties may have to rush their decisions on presidential and vice-presidential nominations after policymakers and the KPU agreed to move up the registration deadline to late October from late November.

As alliance building appears to have crystallized into three electoral blocs following the opposition Democratic Party’s decision to join the pro-Prabowo Subianto camp, talks about who will be nominated to fill the remaining vice presidential spots are expected to kick into high gear.

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) establishment has reaffirmed its support for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ahead of the 2024 presidential election, saying that the Islamic organization would “never be too far away” from the nationalist leader.

PDI-P executive Puan Maharani has said that neither Golkar's Ridwan nor the Democrats' Agus were now being considered as Ganjar's running mate, as their parties had both pledged to back Gerindra chair Prabowo's presidential bid.