Indonesia 2024: Coalition Manoeuvres Heading for A Single Presidential Candidate?
Max Lane
More elaborate politicking for the 2024 presidential race in Indonesia has not thrown up a clear frontrunner; watch this space.

Max Lane
More elaborate politicking for the 2024 presidential race in Indonesia has not thrown up a clear frontrunner; watch this space.
Ian Wilson
The appointment of a caretaker governor for Jakarta might come across as a routine procedure. In the case of Heru Budi Hartono, however, his employment of a politically partisan approach throws up initial indications of the battle lines going into the 2024 presidential elections.
Burhanuddin Muhtadi
The race for Indonesia’s 2024 presidency might be narrowing in the wake of a bold move by a small party.
Made Supriatma
The jostling for Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election has begun, putting a tough choice in front of the biggest political party in parliament.
Burhanuddin Muhtadi
Indonesia's major political parties have started jostling for position for the 2024 elections, where party incumbency may be forced to give way to the people's demands for the most popular choice.
Lee Sue-Ann
The race for Indonesia’s 2024 presidential elections remains wide open. Among the top three contenders, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is the one with the most options. If he does not make a run for the nation’s top job himself, he is well-placed to become a kingmaker.
Burhanuddin Muhtadi
The recent Indonesian Cabinet reshuffle has seen President Jokowi prioritise political consolidation of power ahead of the 2024 presidential elections.
Yanuar Nugroho
Although President Jokowi has officially announced the date of the next Indonesian presidential election, there are important strategic and personal considerations that could tempt him to seek to remain in power.
Max Lane
The recent brouhaha over a possible extension of President Joko Widodo’s term underscores a quandary in Indonesia’s politics: there is no low-risk candidate that political parties can back.
Julia Lau
Recent student protests against rising living costs and rumours that Widodo might seek a third presidential term suggest that Indonesia’s democracy is not as resilient as some may think.