POLITICS

Jakarta, IO - Gerindra Party appreciates the law enforcement action by Attorney General ST Burhanudin, who named the Trade Ministry’s international trade director general Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana as a suspect behind the recent shortage and surging cooking oil prices. According to him, this is evident of the state’s presence in combating the cooking oil mafia.

PKS Party central secretariat chairman Mardani Ali Sera admits that it is not easy for political parties, including Islamic ones, to have renowned figures with high popularity.

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday (19/4) night paid a visit to Habib Luthfi bin Yahya’s residence in Pekalongan, Central Java to strengthen communal bonds (silaturahmi).

Survey and Polling Indonesia (SPIN) Executive Director Igor Dirgantara has released the Agency’s latest survey on the chances of potential candidates for the upcoming 2024 Presidential Elections. Among others, the survey measures each candidate’s electability by performing a head-to-head comparison of their names, to see how respondents feel about each candidate. 

Gerindra Party chairman who is also the defense minister, Prabowo Subianto, emerges as the most favorite figure in the runup to the 2024 presidential election.

The United Development Party (PPP) held national leaders meeting (Rapimnas) on Friday (15/4). PPP central secretariat chairman Achmad “Awiek” Baidowi said the meeting would be officially commenced by PPP chairman Suharso Monoarfa.

Gerindra Party secretary general Ahmad Muzani and the party’s Jakarta secretariat chairman Ahmad Riza Patria visited a number of ulemas (Islamic cleric) in Jakarta. The series of meetings were carried out to strengthen silaturahmi (communal bond) during the holy month of Ramadan.

Political observer Surya Vandiantara believes that Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto is taking the best approach to gain public sympathy. He even said that Prabowo did not need grandstanding or political stunts.

The Labor Party, led by Said Iqbal, is officially recognized after Law and Human Rights Minister decree. The president said the party is ready to compete in the 2024 elections.

Jakarta, IO - The House of Representatives (DPR) has officially passed the Sexual Violence Eradication Bill (RUU TPKS) into law in a plenary session presided over by Speaker of the House Puan Maharani on Tuesday (12/4).

The National Association of University Student Executive Bodies (BEM SI) issued six demands on Monday (11/4) via their social media account.