Indonesia Decides: 2024 Elections

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Jakarta is one of 37 provinces holding simultaneous regional head elections."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/27/anies-ridwan-exchange-jabs-in-heated-jakarta-race.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Anies, Ridwan exchange jabs in heated Jakarta race </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan threw a jab at Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil, who officially resides in West Java, which prevented him from voting in the Jakarta election.  </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/27/vote-counting-starts-after-regional-polls-close.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/27/2024_11_27_157753_1732685522._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="Exercising her right: A voter shows her inked finger after voting at a polling station in Bogor regency, West Java, on Nov. 27. The General Elections Commission (KPU) aims for an 82 percent voter turnout in the 2024 simultaneous regional elections."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/27/vote-counting-starts-after-regional-polls-close.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Vote counting starts after regional polls close </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> The vote counting at polling stations is the first step in the lengthy and laborious vote-counting and tabulating process of election returns, with the process scheduled to be finished by Dec. 16, according to the General Elections Commission (KPU). </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/27/dont-become-cocky-jokowi-warns-eventual-winners-of-regional-polls.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/27/2024_11_27_157739_1732675441._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="People check candidates before casting their ballots during the regional elections to elect governors, mayors and regents in Darul Imarah, on the outskirts of Banda Aceh on Nov. 27, 2024. "> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/election-updates"> Election Updates </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/27/dont-become-cocky-jokowi-warns-eventual-winners-of-regional-polls.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> ‘Don’t become cocky’, Jokowi warns eventual winners of regional polls </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> Former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the eventual winners of the regional elections to remain humble and for the losers to accept the results in good faith. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/27/prabowo-casts-vote-in-local-elections-calls-for-nationwide-reconciliation.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/27/2024_11_27_157748_1732682262._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="President Prabowo Subianto (left) shows his ballots to journalists after voting in the 2024 simultaneous regional elections at a polling station in Bojong Koneng village, Bogor regency, West Java, on Nov. 27, 2024. The country is holding regional head elections in 37 provinces and more than 500 cities and regencies."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/27/prabowo-casts-vote-in-local-elections-calls-for-nationwide-reconciliation.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Prabowo casts vote in local elections, calls for nationwide reconciliation </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> President Prabowo Subianto called on any eventual winners and losers of the simultaneous nationwide local elections to reconcile, after he cast his vote at a polling station near his private residence in Hambalang, West Java on Wednesday. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/27/polling-underway-for-simultaneous-regional-elections.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/26/2024_11_26_157725_1732628565._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="A local poll administrator (KPPS) counts ballots during a training simulation for the 2024 simultaneous regional elections at the Surabaya Police headquarters in East Java on Nov. 22, 2024."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/27/polling-underway-for-simultaneous-regional-elections.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Polling underway for simultaneous regional elections </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> Polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time, and vote counting be ongoing until Dec. 16. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/26/indonesians-to-head-to-polls-for-first-ever-simultaneous-local-elections.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/26/2024_11_26_157722_1732623611._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="Police personnel and Bawaslu officers cross the Tompobulu River to distribute logistics for the 2024 regional elections to Bonto Manurung village, Maros regency, South Sulawesi, on Nov. 26, 2024. "> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/26/indonesians-to-head-to-polls-for-first-ever-simultaneous-local-elections.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Indonesians to head to polls for first-ever simultaneous local elections </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> Indonesia will hold on Wednesday its first-ever nationwide simultaneous regional elections, the largest in the nation’s history, to elect local leaders, who will influence the power play at the national level over the next five years. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/26/regions-prepare-for-potential-natural-disasters-ahead-of-polling-day.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/02/14/2024_02_14_147402_1707917486._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="A voter casts a ballot for the presidential and legislative elections at a flooded polling station in Jelambar, West Jakarta, on Feb. 14, 2024."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/26/regions-prepare-for-potential-natural-disasters-ahead-of-polling-day.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Regions prepare for potential natural disasters ahead of polling day </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> Regional administrations and General Elections Commission (KPU) offices are preparing for the possibility that natural disasters may strike ahead of voting day for the regional elections on Wednesday, as some parts of the country experience increased flooding and landslides amid an intense rainy season. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/26/kpk-raid-on-governors-circle-rocks-bengkulu-ahead-of-polls.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/25/2024_11_25_157652_1732519281._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="Law enforcement officers lead Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah (center), his aide Evriansyah (second right) and Bengkulu provincial secretary Isnan Fajri (second left) out of a press conference in Jakarta, on Nov. 24, 2024, regarding the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) raid in which they were detained. "> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/election-updates"> Election Updates </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/26/kpk-raid-on-governors-circle-rocks-bengkulu-ahead-of-polls.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> KPK raid on governor’s circle rocks Bengkulu ahead of polls </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah and two other officials from the provincial administration in a raid on Saturday as part of an extortion and illegal gratuities case related to funds for Rohidin’s reelection campaign. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/25/kpk-names-bengkulu-governor-seeking-reelection-as-graft-suspect.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/22/2024_11_22_157581_1732268207._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="A worker cleans a sign at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on April 25, 2024."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/25/kpk-names-bengkulu-governor-seeking-reelection-as-graft-suspect.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> KPK names Bengkulu governor, seeking reelection, as graft suspect </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> Just days before the Nov. 27 regional elections, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named incumbent Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah and several other officials from the provincial administration suspects in a case of extortion and illegal gratuities allegedly used to fund Rohidin’s reelection campaign. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2024/11/25/anies-ahok-vs-jokowi-a-battle-for-jakarta-governorship.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/05/2024_11_05_156966_1730786586._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="Jakarta gubernatorial candidates Ridwan Kamil (fifth left) and his running mate Suswono (fourth left); Dharma Ponrekun (fifth right) and running mate Kun Wardana (fourth right); and Pramono Anung (third right) and running mate Rano Karno (second right), pose with officials from the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU) during the peaceful campaign declaration for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election at the Jakarta History Museum in Kota Tua in West Jakarta, on Sept. 24."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2024/11/25/anies-ahok-vs-jokowi-a-battle-for-jakarta-governorship.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Anies-Ahok vs. Jokowi: A battle for Jakarta governorship </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> A survey has found that voter preferences in Jakarta are tied to political patrons like President Prabowo Subianto, former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and former governor Anies Baswedan. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/24/final-preparations-underway-for-regional-polls.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/19/2024_11_19_157455_1732007016._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="An official puts a seal on a ballot box on Nov. 19, 2024, for the Tangerang Regency election in Banten. The General Elections Commission's (KPU) Tanggerang office will distribute 14,886 packages of logistical equipment for the November regional election to nearly 4,500 polling stations in 29 districts."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/24/final-preparations-underway-for-regional-polls.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Final preparations underway for regional polls </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> As the nation enters the blackout period before the Nov. 27 voting day, officials have reassured that all the regions are ready to hold the largest-ever simultaneous regional polls, as final preparations are underway. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/23/jakarta-gubernatorial-election-to-test-anies-clout.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/15/2024_11_15_157336_1731675467._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="A screenshot of Anies Baswedan's Instagram account taken on Nov. 15, 2024, shows the former Jakarta governor (left) welcoming Jakarta gubernatorial candidate pair Pramono Anung-Rano Karno at his residence in South Jakarta."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/23/jakarta-gubernatorial-election-to-test-anies-clout.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Jakarta gubernatorial election to test Anies’ clout </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> Despite failing to secure a chance at reelection, former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan, who is not a member of any political party, has nevertheless endorsed one of the candidates for the next governor, prompting many to see next week’s election as a test of his political clout. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/23/calls-for-peaceful-elections-raised-amid-increasing-violence.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/22/2024_11_22_157577_1732262116._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="Deputy Women's Empowerment and Children's Protection Minister Veronica Tan (center) and Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) chair Rahmat Bagja (second left) march on Nov. 17, 2024, with volunteers and officials to campaign for peaceful 2024 simultaneous regional elections, in Jakarta."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/23/calls-for-peaceful-elections-raised-amid-increasing-violence.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Calls for peaceful elections amid increasing violence </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> With little time left before the cooling-off period starts on Sunday, observers are calling on candidates and election organizers to push for peaceful elections to prevent politically fueled clashes that could cause even further democratic backsliding. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/22/bawaslu-ruling-on-prabowos-endorsement-sets-precedent-for-state-partisanship.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/04/2024_11_04_156931_1730699927._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="President Prabowo Subianto (second right) talks with his predecessor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Nov. 3, 2024, after they shared a dinner in Surakarta, Central Java."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/election-updates"> Election Updates </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/22/bawaslu-ruling-on-prabowos-endorsement-sets-precedent-for-state-partisanship.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Bawaslu ruling on Prabowo’s endorsement sets precedent for state partisanship </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> The Elections Supervisory Agency’s (Bawaslu) decision to let President Prabowo Subianto go scot-free following his explicit endorsement of a Central Java gubernatorial candidate pair has stoked concerns that state partisanship might once again rear its head in the November regional head elections. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/21/no-violation-in-prabowos-central-java-candidate-endorsement-bawaslu-says.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/21/2024_11_21_157537_1732172411._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="A screenshot of President Prabowo's video, reportedly taken on Nov. 3, shows the President endorsing Central Java gubernatorial candidate pair Ahmad Luthfi and Taj Yasin."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/election-updates"> Election Updates </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/21/no-violation-in-prabowos-central-java-candidate-endorsement-bawaslu-says.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> No violation in Prabowo’s Central Java candidate endorsement, Bawaslu says </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has ruled that President Prabowo Subianto’s explicit endorsement of Central Java gubernatorial candidate pair Ahmad Luthfi and Taj Yasin Maimoen did not constitute an election violation, allowing the Gerindra party patron to go scot-free.    </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2024/11/21/statesmanship-test.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/01/2024_11_01_156854_1730462008._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="Former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left), talks with Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil (right) at the Sumber residence in Surakarta, Central Java, on Nov. 1, 2024. 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The General Elections Commission's (KPU) Tanggerang office will distribute 14,886 packages of logistical equipment for the November regional election to nearly 4,500 polling stations in 29 districts."> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__channel"> <span class="jp-article__channel-name"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/election-2024/regional-elections"> Regional Elections </a> </span> </div> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/19/police-arrest-one-in-campaign-volunteer-murder-in-madura.html"> <h1 class="jp-article__title jp-article__title--small"> Police arrest one in campaign volunteer murder in Madura </h1> <p class="jp-article__summary m-hidden"> The campaign team of the Sampang regent candidate pair whose volunteer was killed said the assault was politically motivated, but the police have said it is too early to make such a conclusion. </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jp-list__item"> <div class="jp-article jp-article-col-1-4 row-mobile-1-4"> <div class="col-item"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/11/19/jokowi-endorses-jakarta-gubernatorial-candidate-pair-ridwan-suswono.html"> <div class="jp-article__thumbnail-img jp-article__thumbnail-img--medium"> <img src="https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/21/2023_11_21_144551_1700540826.png" data-src='https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/19/2024_11_19_157447_1731994349._medium.jpg' class="lazyload" alt="Former president Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (left) poses with Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil (right) in Jakarta, on Nov. 18, 2024. 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