The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle is a centre to centre-left secular-nationalist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014,it has been the ruling and largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR),having won 110 seats in the latest election. The party is led by Megawati Sukarnoputri,who served as the president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004. It is also the former party of the current president,Joko Widodo (Jokowi).
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,commonly referred to as SBY,is an Indonesian politician and retired army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014 and the second Indonesian President from the military after Suharto. He founded the Democratic Party of Indonesia,he served as the 4th leader of the Democratic Party from 2014 until 2020,8th and 10th Coordinating Minister of Politics and Security Affairs of Indonesia from 2000 until 2001,and again from 2001 until 2004. He also served as the president of the Assembly and chair of the Council of the Global Green Growth Institute. He was also the former chairman of ASEAN due to Indonesia's hosting of the 18th and 19th ASEAN Summits.
The Democratic Party is a centre to centre-right nationalist political party in Indonesia. Currently,it holds 54 seats in the House of Representatives (DPR). It is led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY),the son of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY),who served as the President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014.
Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 8 July 2009. The elections returned a president and vice president for the 2009–2014 term. Incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,elected with a 20% margin in the 2004 election,sought a second term against former President Megawati Sukarnoputri in a rematch of the 2004 election,as well as incumbent Vice President Jusuf Kalla. Securing a majority of the votes in a landslide victory in the first round,Yudhoyono was re-elected without the need to proceed to a second round. Yudhoyono was officially declared the victor of the election on 23 July 2009,by the General Election Commission (KPU). At the time of his re-election victory,Yudhoyono,with nearly 74 million votes in his favour,held the record for the highest number of votes for a single person in any democratic election in history,surpassing Barack Obama's total of 69.5 million votes in the 2008 United States presidential election. His record was surpassed by his respective successors Joko Widodo who won more than 85 million votes in 2019 and Prabowo Subianto who won more than 96 million votes in 2024.
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Bibit Waluyo is an Indonesian politician and former high ranking military officer who served as the governor of Central Java from 2008 until 2013,when he was defeated by Ganjar Pranowo. Prior to entering politics,he was an officer in the Indonesian Army,rising to the rank of lieutenant general and going on to hold the command of Kodam Jaya.
Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar,also colloquially known as Cak Imin or Gus Imin,is an Indonesian politician,serving as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2019,and the chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) since 2005. Previously,he served as Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2009,the Minister of Manpower from 2009 until 2014,and the Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly from 2018 until 2019. He was a vice presidential candidate in the 2024 Indonesian presidential election,as the running mate of Anies Baswedan.
Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono,commonly referred to as AHY,is an Indonesian politician and former army major who is currently serving as the leader of the Democratic Party. Serving in the Army from 2000 until 2016,he is the executive director of the Yudhoyono Institute and founder of the Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono Foundation. He is the son of former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,more commonly known as SBY.
Ganjar Pranowo is an Indonesian politician who served as the governor of Central Java between 2013 and 2023. He is a member of the nationalist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). He was a candidate for president in the 2024 Indonesian presidential elections,running alongside former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia,Mahfud MD and coming in third place. Previously,he represented Central Java as a national legislator in the People's Representative Council (DPR) for two terms from 2004 until 2009 and 2009 until 2013. He has been described as a left-wing populist.
The 2018 Central Java gubernatorial election was held on 27 June 2018 to elect both the governor and vice governor of Central Java. The election,which took place alongside local elections across Indonesia,saw the re-election of the incumbent,Ganjar Pranowo,over former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said.
The 2018 North Sumatra gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of North Sumatra along with their deputy,whilst members of the provincial council will be re-elected in 2019.
Ali Mazi is an Indonesian lawyer and politician who served as the governor of Southeast Sulawesi between 2003–2008 and 2018–2023.
Rustriningsih is an Indonesian politician who served as the Vice Governor of Central Java between 2008 and 2013. Previously,she served two terms as the regent of Kebumen. She was formerly a member of PDI-P,until she left the party around 2014 following her support for Prabowo Subianto in the 2014 Indonesian presidential election.
Tubagus Hasanuddin or known as TB Hasanuddin is an Indonesian politician and former Indonesian military officer who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council of the PDI-P Faction between 2009 and 2018,and from 2019 to present.
Emil Elestianto Dardak is an Indonesian politician who is the Vice Governor of East Java. Before becoming Vice Governor,he was the regent of Trenggalek Regency between 2016 and 2019 and was a singer cum actor prior to his political career.
The 2013 Central Java gubernatorial election was held on 26 May 2013 to elect both the governor and vice governor of Central Java. The incumbent,Bibit Waluyo,ran for re-election as a member of the Democratic Party,despite being first elected as a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in 2008. In the election,he faced Ganjar Pranowo of the PDI-P and Hadi Prabowo of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS),being defeated by the former.
Hadi Prabowo,better known by his initials HP is an Indonesian politician and government employee,who is serving as the current Chancellor of the Institute for Home Affairs since 2020. Previously,he served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs. In the 2013 Central Java gubernatorial election,Hadi ran as a candidate for governor who was promoted by a coalition of parties including the PKS,Gerindra,PKB,PPP,Hanura,and PKNU,and was paired with Don Murdono,the regent of Sumedang. However he lost the election,coming in third,behind Ganjar Pranowo and the then incumbent governor Bibit Waluyo.
Solihin Gautama Purwanegara was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as governor of West Java from 1970 to 1975. As a student,he joined the Indonesian Army during the national revolution. Following the recognition of Indonesian sovereignty in 1949,he served mostly within the Siliwangi Military Region before joining the Hasanuddin Military Region and later becoming its commander. He was appointed West Java's governor in 1970,but due to disagreements on policy with the central government he served only a single term. He remained active in politics after his governorship,serving as advisor to President Suharto until 1993. He also briefly joined PDI-P after Suharto's downfall,and was involved in the presidential campaigns of Joko Widodo in 2014 and 2019 along with Ganjar Pranowo in 2024.
Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 14 February 2024 with defence minister and former general Prabowo Subianto contesting the elections against the former governor of Jakarta,Anies Baswedan and the former governor of Central Java,Ganjar Pranowo;incumbent president Joko Widodo was constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office.
Gubernatorial election will be held on North Sumatra in 2024 alongside other local elections nationwide to elect the Governor of North Sumatra to a five-year term. The election will be held on 27 November 2024.
The 2024 Central Java gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the Governor of Central Java for a five-year term.
