The Democratic Party is a centrist,nationalist-religious political party in Indonesia. It was founded on 9 September 2001 as the political vehicle of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). The party gained its initial parliamentary representation following the 2004 legislative election. It then became one of the major parties in Yudhoyono's governing coalition. The party assumed power by winning the majority of votes in the 2009 legislative election. Since 2014,the party has served as the opposition to the Joko Widodo administration.
Anies Rasyid Baswedan is an Indonesian academic,activist,and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service,he served as the Rector of Paramadina University before being appointed to be Minister of Education and Culture in Joko Widodo administration. He is also the founder of Indonesia Mengajar,a program that selects,trains,and assigns university graduates to serve in a one-year teaching mission across the country. He is the grandson of nationalist,journalist,and freedom fighter Abdurrahman Baswedan,and the cousin of Novel Baswedan. He is a candidate for President of Indonesia in the 2024 election.
The Gerindra Party is a nationalist,right-wing populist political party in Indonesia. With 78 seats,it is currently the third-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR). Formed in 2008,Gerindra serves as the political vehicle for former general Prabowo Subianto's presidential aspiration.
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno is an Indonesian businessman,investor and politician who is the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy,and was the Deputy Governor of Jakarta. He was elected along with Anies Baswedan in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election after defeating incumbent pair Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat. He resigned the office to run as Prabowo Subianto's running mate for the 2019 Indonesian presidential election.
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is an Indonesian businessman,politician,and former governor of Jakarta. He is colloquially known by his Hakka Chinese name,Ahok. He was the second minority governor of Jakarta with ethnic Chinese ancestry and also of the Evangelical faith,following Henk Ngantung,who was the sole Catholic and ethnic Minahasan governor to hold office from 1964–65.
General elections were held in Indonesia on 17 April 2019. For the first time in the country's history,the president,the vice president,members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR),and members of local legislative bodies were elected on the same day with over 190 million eligible voters. Sixteen parties participated in the elections nationally,including four new parties.
Gubernatorial elections were held in Jakarta as part of the 2017 simultaneous elections on 15 February and 19 April 2017 to elect the governor of Jakarta to a five-year term. Incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama,popularly referred to as "Ahok",and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat were running for re-election to a second term. Basuki,who inherited his current position from his running mate Joko Widodo when he won the 2014 Indonesian presidential election,would have become the first elected Chinese-Christian governor of Jakarta had he won.
Fadli Zon is an Indonesian politician,presently serving as a member of the People's Representative Council,where he was previously Deputy Speaker from 2014 to 2019. He was one of the founders of Prabowo Subianto's Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra),where he is vice chairman.
Djarot Saiful Hidayat is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the People's Representative Council. He was the governor of Jakarta,in office between 15 June and 15 October 2017 after being acting governor since 9 May. He replaced his predecessor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama when the latter was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam. He was appointed by Basuki as Deputy Governor in 2014 to fill the gap left by the election of Joko Widodo as president.
Joko Widodo's presidential campaign in 2014 was announced on 14 March 2014,when his political party PDI-P declared him as the party's candidate for the upcoming election in 2014. He was then the Governor of Jakarta,and previously the Mayor of Surakarta. With former vice president Jusuf Kalla as his running mate,he was elected as President of Indonesia following election on 9 July and official KPU announcement on 22 July.
Mohamad Taufik was an Indonesian politician who was a member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council from 25 August 2009 until his death in 2023. He was a member of the Gerindra Party for most of his legislature career,but resigned from the party in October 2022. Having been convicted of corruption in 2004,he received significant attention in 2019 when he successfully filed a lawsuit against the General Elections Commission to run for his second term in the legislative body.
Aryo Puspito Setyaki Djojohadikusumo is an Indonesian politician of Gerindra party who served as a member of the People's Representative Council between 2014 and 2019.
Prabowo Subianto's presidential campaign in 2019 or Gerakan Nasional #2019GantiPresiden was his second presidential bid,following his loss to Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in the 2014 Indonesian presidential election. His running mate was businessman and former Jakarta deputy governor Sandiaga Uno.
General elections are scheduled to be held in Indonesia on 14 February 2024 to elect the President,Vice President,People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) which consists of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Senate (DPD),and members of local legislative bodies. The newly elected members of the MPR will be sworn in on 1 October 2024,while the elected President and Vice President will be sworn in on 20 October 2024. Incumbent President Joko Widodo is ineligible to run for a third term due to the term limits established by the Indonesian constitution.
Ahmad Riza Patria is an Indonesian politician who served as the 15th Vice Governor of Jakarta from 2020 to 2022. He previously served as a Vice Chairman of Second Commission in the People's Representative Council of Indonesia. He was elected in the seat of West Java V constituency winning with a total vote of 23,991 in the 2014 legislative elections.
Edhy Prabowo is an Indonesian politician from the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra). He served as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries from October 2019 until his arrest for alleged corruption in November 2020. He has served as Chairperson of Commission IV of the House of Representatives and was chair of the Gerindra Faction there from 2014–2019.
Mardani,often known as Mardani Ali Sera,is an Indonesian academic and politician of the Prosperous Justice Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives,having served since 2017,and between 2011–2014. He is also known for initiating the #2019GantiPresiden movement during the 2019 Indonesian presidential election.
Bambang Kristiono was an Indonesian military officer and politician of the Gerindra Party who served as a member of the People's Representative Council from 2019 until his death in 2023. He previously served in Kopassus,Indonesia's special forces,and was arrested during the early years of the post-Suharto era for his involvement in kidnapping political activists.
The 2024 Indonesian presidential election is the fifth general election in Indonesia that aims to elect the President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia. The direct election is conducted to determine the holders of the office of president and vice president for the 2024‒2029 service period and will be held on Wednesday,14 February 2024. Incumbent president Joko Widodo cannot run for a third term due to term limits set by the Indonesian constitution.
The electoral campaign for the 2024 Indonesian presidential election of Anies Baswedan,former governor of Jakarta,was officially launched on 3 October 2022 after Nasdem Party leader Surya Paloh officially declared Anies Baswedan as their presidential candidate for the 2024 Indonesian presidential election. In September 2023,National Awakening Party (PKB) joined Anies Coalition and endorsed PKB's chairman Muhaimin Iskandar as Anies running mate.
