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Opinion 3 years ago

Analysis: Golkar faces pressure over presidential nominations

Since the NasDem Party recently declared outgoing Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan its presidential candidate, the Golkar Party might be buckling under the pressure to finalize its choice candidate too.

Opinion 3 years ago

Analysis: New omnibus finance bill to allow politicians to govern BI

The House of Representatives concluded a plenary meeting on Sept. 20 establishing the omnibus bill on financial sector reform as a parliament-proposed bill.

Opinion 3 years ago

Analysis: CSIS survey shows young voters want change, not Prabowo

Young people aged between 17 and 39, who will make up 54 percent of voters in 2024, want a president who can make significant changes and they don’t think 70-year Prabowo Subianto, despite his huge popularity, is their man.

Opinion 3 years ago

Analysis: PLN restructuring paves way for subsidiary privatization

State-owned electricity company PT PLN recently formed four sub-holding companies, two that consolidate all its power generation assets, one that integrates primary energy management and one that develops services beyond electricity.

Opinion 3 years ago

Analysis: Jokowi scouting next TNI chief

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has reportedly moved to select the new Indonesian Military (TNI) chief as the current commander, Gen. Andika Perkasa, will reach his retirement age of 58 on Dec. 21 and Jokowi does not seem to consider an extension of Andika’s military service.

Opinion 3 years ago

Analysis: Jokowi issues renewable energy regulation with unattractive pricing scheme

Presidential regulation (Perpres) No. 112/2022 on renewable energy, which had been teased since last year, is finally out. However, the reaction to the regulation has been bleak.

Opinion 3 years ago

Analysis: Constitutional and ethical issues with Jokowi running for VP

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s supporters have figured out another way to extend his political career beyond 2024, namely by having him run as vice president.

Opinion 3 years ago

Analysis: Another Islamist party is heading for the rocks ahead of 2024

Trouble is brewing at the United Development Party (PPP), the country’s oldest Islamist party and among the seven parties in the coalition government, after chairman Suharso Monoarfa was toppled by what appears to be a slip of the tongue that offended kiai, the elderly heads of Islamic boarding schools.