People move ballot boxes sent in from various districts during the 2019 presidential and legislative elections at the General Elections Commission office in Magelang, Central Java. - Antara
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan recently said that a majority of Indonesians supported a longer final term for President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo. But politicians and experts are challenging the claim, which was made after several party leaders within the pro-government coalition pushed for the 2024 general election to be postponed.
Hasto Kristiyanto of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), a ruling party of which Jokowi is a member but has rejected the idea of extending the President’s term, said Luhut's statement was out of bounds.
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