At a time when many people are becoming increasingly skeptical that Internet activism matters and can bring about positive changes, the seemingly organic online mobilization to expose the extravagant lifestyles of public officials has given a glimmer of hope that not all is lost with the democratic potential of social media.

Maruf Amin is now the vice president, but Mahfud MD steals the show.

Jokowi’s son, Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, confirmed on Thursday that the President had bought a ticket. 

Sri Mulyani said that only recently she had received reports on the suspicious transactions and upon closer inspection, she could not verify if Mahfud's claim was correct.

The relative newcomer has insisted that it wasn't trying to delay the 2024 elections with its lawsuit, merely get the KPU to declare it eligible to participate, even though it failed the verification process – twice.

The Finance Ministry's inspector general Awan Nurmawan Nuh said he had issued a recommendation to Sri Mulyani following an internal probe and that the finance minister had agreed to implement the decision.

The PPP, the only Islamic party in the ruling coalition, has decided to provide a platform for both Erick and Sandiaga to get public attention ahead of 2024.

The PPP chair's statement on Tuesday signals a possible expansion of the KIB electoral alliance with the addition of the PDI-P, which is still yet to announce its presidential candidate.

Indonesia will officially declare Nusantara its new capital in the first half of 2024, the head of the Nusantara authority Bambang Susantono said during a visit to the site in East Kalimantan.

As the General Elections Commission (KPU) prepares to appeal a controversial ruling that ordered it to effectively postpone the 2024 elections, it has pushed back against allegations that it failed to take the lawsuit seriously enough.

Speaking in an event at the Halim Perdanakusumah Military Airbase in East Jakarta, Prabowo, who is also chairman of the Gerindra Party and Jokowi's former rival in the 2019 presidential election, said that the President had done much to boost the country's minimum essential forces.

The 2024 presidential election is shaping into a three-horse race, and with Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as the man to beat, a potential showdown to reach the runoffs is looking increasingly inevitable between Gerindra Party leader Prabowo Subianto and his former ally, Anies Baswedan.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, deputy chairman of DMI Syafrudin said that the order came directly from the organization's chairman Jusuf Kalla.

His comments come after a Jakarta district court last week ordered the national poll body (KPU) to halt all election preparations on the back of a procedural complaint by an obscure party. 

The pressure is on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to set the record straight on a court ruling that effectively requires the General Elections Commission (KPU) to postpone the 2024 polls.

President Joko Widodo has weighed in on the wealthy taxman dilemma, siding with public opinion and calling for everyone within government ranks to stop flaunting their wealth and provide a better service.

Prabowo made the statement during a weekend meeting at the former general's private residence in Hambalang, West Java.

Deputy chairman of House Commission VII Eddy Suparno said in a statement that the meeting with Pertamina executive board would be the first order of the day when lawmakers starts their next sitting session on March 13.

 Nahdlatul Ulama is seen as powerful, if fractured, voting group.

Several civil society organizations and law firms have joined forces to tackle three district court judges who essentially ruled to delay the 2024 elections in a lawsuit brought by a minor political party.

Handling a lawsuit from an obscure party whose election registration was denied, the Central Jakarta district court on Thursday ruled the election commission must halt all of its election preparations for more than two years.

In a speech delivered at the Presidential Palace on Thursday evening, President Jokowi called on all Cabinet ministers and government agencies to enforce discipline among their ranks and urged the National Police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to investigate possible wrongdoing in how officials had obtained their wealth.

In a press conference held on Friday, Press Council chairperson Ninik Rahayu maintained that any new institution tasked to negotiate payments from tech platform would be under the purview of the council.

Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, a senior official at the Executive Office of the President, said on Friday the government "is still committed" to holding the elections on time and called for calm.

Mahfud said that the verdict, issued on Thursday in favor of a small political party and ordered the repeat of all electoral process from the start, was controversial and beyond the authority of a district court to decide.

Anies Baswedan, a former Jakarta governor who is backed by three political parties, said a law had been passed by the House of Representatives to build Nusantara, as the new capital is known, so whoever wins the presidency must see it through.

The KPU, said it would appeal Thursday's ruling by the Central Jakarta district court, which was issued over a lawsuit filed by an obscure party after its application to contest elections was rejected last year.

Amid an ongoing probe into his sources of wealth by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the Finance Ministry has officially refused to accept the resignation of tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle’s (PDI-P) intention of forging a political alliance with other parties to back one of its own members in the 2024 presidential race, may change the current coalition map, but keeping quiet for too long about its nominee might risk the party losing relevance.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) remains unconcerned about “premature” opposition activity ahead of the 2024 presidential election, a senior party member said on Thursday, as he took a swipe at a key opponent’s independent marshalling of support.