President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo swore in on Tuesday new commissioners of the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), who will be working to hold the elections in 2024 as scheduled amid growing pushback over a proposed delay.

The election is shaping up to be a three-horse race as political parties have been opening communication with potential allies to assemble new competitive coalitions.

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) has slammed the violence that stemmed from Monday’s student demonstration, which saw thousands of university students protesting in Central Jakarta, West Java, and other cities against proposals to extend President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s final term in office.

A majority of lawmakers backed the bill at the plenary session in parliament, overcoming opposition from some conservative groups in the world's biggest Muslim majority country after six years of deliberation.

Political parties that had previously supported delaying the 2024 elections have made a complete U-turn.

The proposal comes as the government and House remain at loggerheads over the provision to establish a data protection agency to implement the PDP bill, which has effectively stalled the bill’s deliberation.

Demonstrations took place in several parts of the country, including South Sulawesi, West Java and the capital Jakarta, where hundreds of students wearing neon jackets marched towards parliament to complain about rising goods costs and the prospect of the president outstaying his two-term limit.

The Golkar Party has put its weight behind the President's weekend statement that ended all speculation on the 2024 elections and the presidential term.

“These need to be made clear to avoid any speculation [...] that the government is trying to delay elections or speculation on a presidential term extension and also a third term.”

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's approval ratings have taken a modest hit amid rising inflation, with analysts undecided as to how far his popularity might further wane.

Analyst Kevin O'Rourke of the Reformasi Weekly Review said that Jokowi's statement marked a partial step toward reining in the postponement campaign. 

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his aides to stop calling for an extension of his term or postponement of the 2024 elections as he asked them instead to focus on handling the rising threat of inflation. But he stopped short of rejecting the idea of having his term extended outright.

The TNI commander continues on his mission to polish the tarnished image of the military apparatus by offering progressive views on matters of civil liberties.

A survey conducted at the end of 2021 shows that Indonesians had strong confidence in their own President and a handful of authoritarian leaders, but tended to rank regional leaders low.

The PDI-P has yet to name its nominee for the 2024 presidential race.

The corruption watchdog has pointed to the President and the legislature as being primarily responsible for the KPK's downfall in public trust through the 2019 revision to the KPK Law.

It was the latest public opinion survey to rebut recent claims floated by members of the political elite that a majority of people support the idea of delaying the 2024 elections.  

The political maneuvering pushing for an extension of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s term beyond 2024 appears to be intensifying even after the controversial proposal was met with strong resistance from major political parties.

Two ministries are setting up an administrative sanctions system to complement the government's power to block access to digital platforms that refuse to cooperate with it on online content moderation.

The pro-government NasDem Party has joined forces with the chief opposition Democratic Party to reject proposals by several executive-aligned factions to postpone the 2024 general election.

Constitutional Court chief justice Anwar Usman will tie the knot with Idayati, the younger sister of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, prompting a public debate over whether Anwar should step down to maintain the credibility and integrity of one of the country's most powerful institutions.

The government has started a public consultation on draft regulations from the recently passed law legalizing the capital relocation, but critics have said the gesture is just for show.

Human rights activists in Indonesia are under increasing pressure from authorities and other organized groups for simply speaking truth to power.

Pollsters have slammed recent claims made by National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Muhaimin Iskandar and Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan that a majority of Indonesians would support an extension of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s final term in office. 

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has suspended its push for a constitutional amendment to strengthen the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) following a controversial proposal from other members of the ruling coalition to delay the 2024 elections. 

Amnesty International remains steadfast in calling for the inclusion of Papuans in  government-level discussions on the province's special autonomy status, following a heated protest by alleged members of a paramilitary group.

Experts have cautioned against relying on big data analysis, arguing that questionable methodology and potential lack of representation in the data-gathering process could lead to distorted conclusions in capturing public opinion on certain discourses.

Political lobbying remains underway, with elites of political parties within the ruling coalition seeking to influence other coalition members to postpone the 2024 general election.

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday, more than a month after Indonesia sealed a deal to order 42 Rafale fighter jets and signed an exploratory agreement for the possible purchase of two submarines.

The Defense Ministry, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said Prabowo would discuss a number of defense issues with Macron, including the follow-up steps in the acquisition of the defense equipment.