President Joko Widodo’s second and last term in office will end in October 2024.
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo’s recent admission that he will meddle in the upcoming presidential election next year has drawn brickbats, with observers saying it raises political issues for the head of state to do so.
Presidential hopefuls will only be official candidates after registering with the election commission in October. So far, three people have been endorsed by various political parties as potential presidential candidates.
“But from an ethical perspective, and from the view to strengthen democracy, it can be said that this meddling is not good,” he said.“Although the rules justify it, it is better for the president to remain neutral for the public interest. Because there is not only one presidential candidate. There are three as of today,” he said. President Joko Widodo, Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto, and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo visit a paddy field in Central Java on Mar 9, 2023.
Jokowi, however, brushed off concerns of intervention by saying on May 5 that they were just having a discussion. Jokowi said in the meeting with the editors-in-chief that he would like to meddle in the election so that development in the country would continue despite a leadership transition. "President Jokowi's concern is the need for a leap of progress. So President Jokowi will intervene in order to maintain this leap of progress," said Mr Kristiyanto.
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