Talks about Andika’s successor have intensified as the military chief nears retirement age in December. Andika was appointed last year to replace then-TNI commander Hadi Tjahjanto, who came from the Air Force.

Andika said last week that the President would likely make a sudden announcement regarding his successor, citing past instances.

The law stipulates that the President can nominate one flag officer who holds or has held the post of chiefs of staff of the Army, the Air Force and the Navy. The nominee will still have to be confirmed by the House of Representatives.

The House is currently in a month-long recess and will return in early November for the last sitting period of this year, giving Jokowi less than a month to submit a name to lawmakers before Andika's retirement.

“We have yet to know when the letter [of nomination] will be sent by the Palace,” Utut Adianto, deputy chairman of House Commission I overseeing defense, told The Jakarta Post.

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