Political Harbingers of 2024 Presidential Election

Several indications in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election look promising, as long as the people care and participate actively in the national leadership selection process.

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J Kristiadi

The fuel of ambition for power has ignited a strident statement from a trusted cadre of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) central board executive Puan Maharani: Bambang Wuryanto has accused Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo of being overly ambitious about running in the 2024 presidential election without the prior consent of PDI-P chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri.

The polemic between the two PDI-P figures gives an indication that the political party machinery is starting to warm up ahead of the 2024 election.