Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 9 July 2014,with former general Prabowo Subianto contesting the elections against the governor of Jakarta,Joko Widodo;incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office. On 22 July the General Elections Commission (KPU) announced Joko Widodo's victory. He and his vice president,Jusuf Kalla,were sworn-in on 20 October 2014,for a 5-year term.
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.
Joko Widodo,popularly known as Jokowi,is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the 7th and current president of Indonesia. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),he was the country's first president to not have emerged from the country's political or military elite. He previously served as governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014 and mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012.
General (Ret.) Gatot Nurmantyo is a retired Indonesian Army general who was commander (Panglima) of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) from 8 July 2015 until 8 December 2017. Previously,he was the 30th Army Chief of Staff from 25 July 2014 after being appointed by President Yudhoyono to replace General Budiman. From 2013 to 2014,he was Commander of Army Strategic Command (Kostrad),replacing Lieutenant General Muhammad Munir.
November 2016 Jakarta protests refer to an Islamist mass protest which took place on 4 November 2016 in Jakarta,Indonesia. It was attended by an estimated 50,000–200,000 protesters,and was aimed against the Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama,for alleged blasphemy of the Quran,the Islamic holy book. A counter-protest led by government officials and social activists in support of interfaith unity was led on 30 November.
Lukman Hakim Saifuddin is an Indonesian politician and Muslim scholar who was the Minister of Religious Affairs in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Working Cabinet of President Joko Widodo.
Ma'ruf Amin is an Indonesian politician,Islamic cleric,and lecturer who is the 13th and current vice president of Indonesia. Aged nearly 76 years old when inaugurated,he is the oldest Indonesian vice president to ever be sworn in.
Arsul Sani is an Indonesian politician and currently secretary-general of the United Development Party. He's also a member of the People's Representative Council,sitting on the legislature's Commission III specializing in legal affairs.
The Indonesian Unity Party,Perindo is a political party in Indonesia. The party was founded on 8 October 2014 and declared on 7 February 2015 by media tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibjo,owner of the MNC Group and business partner of former US President Donald Trump.
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.
Peter Frans Gontha is an Indonesian businessman,commercial television pioneer,and jazz musician. He served as Indonesian ambassador to Poland from October 2014 to January 2019.
February 2017 Jakarta protests refer to a series of mass protest led by Islamist movements which took place on 11 February 2017 and 21 February 2017 in Jakarta,Indonesia,and dubbed as the Action 112 and the Action 212 respectively. The protests were aimed against the incumbent Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region Basuki Tjahaja Purnama for an alleged blasphemy of the Quran,the Islamic holy book.
December 2016 Jakarta protests,also known as 212 Action,the 3rd Defend Islam Action,and the 2 December Peace Protest,was a mass protest led by Islamist groups which took place on 2 December 2016,in Jakarta,Indonesia. During the protest,marchers demanded the termination of the gubernatorial office held by Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok),who had been accused of blasphemy. The protest was the second demonstration against Ahok in 2016 following the previous rally which took place on 4 November,and it was succeeded by the February 2017 Jakarta protests.
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.
Suharso Monoarfa is an Indonesian entrepreneur and politician who is the current Minister for National Development Planning. He was appointed to this position by President Joko Widodo on 23 October 2019. He was also a member of the Presidential Advisory Council.
#2019GantiPresiden was a Twitter hashtag and social media campaign in which Indonesian users shared their disapproval towards the Joko Widodo presidency. The main purpose of this campaign was a constitutional effort to replace the current president in the 2019 general election. The hashtag went viral after it was used by Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Mardani Ali Sera on Twitter. In English,the term "Ganti Presiden" literally translates to "Replace the President."
Joko Widodo's presidential campaign in 2019 is Joko Widodo's second presidential bid,following his first campaign's success in the 2014 presidential election. The campaign aimed for Widodo's re-election,with Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin as his running mate in a rematch against Prabowo Subianto.
Yaqut Cholil Qoumas is an Indonesian cleric and politician who currently serves as the Minister of Religious Affairs under Joko Widodo,appointed since 23 December 2020. He previously chaired the Ansor Youth Movement and was a member of the People's Representative Council,both between 2015 and 2020.
Nusantara Capital City Authority is a cabinet level-agency formed by Indonesian government,working directly under the President of Indonesia. The agency will become a special agency tasked with managing and governing the city of Nusantara,future capital of Indonesia located on Kalimantan.
The Onward Indonesia Coalition is an official political coalition in Indonesia that supported the presidential/vice presidential candidates Joko Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin in the 2019 presidential election. It was initially known as the Working Indonesia Coalition,founded in 2018. The coalition is currently utilized as the government of President Joko Widodo.
