Indonesia will hold a presidential election on February 14 next year. The increasingly competitive China and the United States will want to have a President of Indonesia who can personally himself.
The US Ambassador to Indonesia has begun contact with some presidential candidates, and the Chinese ambassador to Indonesia has not yet acted.
At this stage, political parties have launched their presidential candidates.The National Democratic Party (NASDEM), the Democratic Party (PD) and the Justice Prosperous Party (PKS) jointly recommended the former Chief of Jakarta as the presidential candidate for the three parties.The GERINDRA Party (Gerindra) and the National Awakening Party (PKB) jointly recommended the current presidential candidate for the two parties as a two -party presidential candidate.The Indonesian Democratic Party has launched the current Sino -Java governor Gandchar as a presidential candidate.
The results of recent public opinion surveys have changed a little.The first -ranked Gandhar fell behind Plabovo, but Anis was still ranked third.Gandhar's ranking fell because he opposed Israel's football team to participate in Indonesia, making Indonesia's qualifications to host the World Cup football game, and many people blamed him.
However, the polls at the time were before the Democratic Party's fighting faction announced that Gander was a presidential candidate.After he was nominated on April 21, the polls have not been released.Some analysts believe that his ranking may rise.
Two candidates once stayed in the United States
Among these three candidates, two have studied in the United States.Anis obtained a doctorate degree in the University of Elino, and Plabovo was trained at Ford Benin Military Academy in the United States.Gambar did not study in the United States. His degree was obtained at the University of Kathada, Indonesia and the University of Indonesia.The current President Zoko has also studied at the University of Khachada, Indonesia, and is an alumni with Anis.
Gandchar, the governor of China Java, has the least contact with foreign officials.He has no power nor a chance to engage in diplomatic activities.However, he was keen on the infrastructure in the province. He visited China and called on Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in Central Java, especially for the treatment of households and industrial waste.In 2018, Hebei Bi -Steel Group, China, invested US $ 2.4 billion (S $ 3.2 billion) in Central Java; in 2020, Fujian entrepreneurs were invited to invest in Central Java.
Plabovo has had a holiday with the United States.The United States believes that Plabowo committed human rights in the later period of Suhado and rejected his entry application in 2000 and 2012.However, when Trump was president in 2020, Plabowavo, who had become the Minister of Defense of Zako Cabinet, was invited to visit the United States and obtained a special entry permit.
Plabovo has also been invited to visit China to establish friendly cooperative relationships with the Chinese Ministry of National Defense.
Anis has the most close relations with the United States and Europe.He used to be a graduate student at the University of Maryland and North Elino.During the Minister of Education, he visited Western European countries.When he was the chief of Jakarta, he visited three Western European cities to find subway partners.After unloading Jakarta's head, he was invited to lecture at Britain and American universities.He is familiar with Western etiquette and speaks fluent English.This can be said to be his advantage.
Annice's exposure in foreign media is quite high, and Plabovo and Gandhar's exposure in the media are limited to Indonesia.
U.S. Ambassador to meet the presidential candidate
On October 3, 2022, the National Democratic Party launched Anis as a presidential candidate and began informal presidential campaign.It should be pointed out that only by a party or party group with a 20%seat in Congress, can the presidential candidate be selected.The National Democratic Party has only 9.05%of the seats. Its two joining parties (7.8%and 8.2%of the seats each of the Democratic Party and the Justice and Prosperous Party) did not officially agree with Anis as the presidential candidate at that time.At that time, it did not meet the conditions of the "presidential candidate".Only when the three parties jointly support him as a presidential candidate can he become a "qualified" presidential candidate.
Plaboopo has been in the Indonesian military and politics for a long time, and the United States is quite familiar with his background.Obviously, the United States wants to know more about Gambur and Anis.
On October 13, 2022, Kim Sung Yong, Indonesia's Ambassador to Indonesia, 10 days after the National Democratic Party announced that Anis was a presidential candidate to meet Gandhar.Their meeting was low -key and rarely reported.However, the meeting between Anis and the American Ambassador was very high -profile.In mid -November 2022, Anis was invited by the Bloomberg Chief Executive Forum, and at the meeting, he described his experience in his head of Jakarta.
This forum is an event on the side of the Summit of the 20th National Group, which is held at the same time as the summit.
The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia invited Anis to have lunch for lunch.After that, Anis announced on his Weibo to discuss topics about Jakarta and Indonesia's politics.
Finally nominated the Anis Muslim Party's Justice and Prosperity Party, and has always criticized the topic of the United States' Middle East policy and handling Muslim.On February 15, 2023, the US Ambassador visited the headquarters of the Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS), claiming to understand the subject of human rights and democracy in Indonesia.Interestingly, the Justice Party welcomes the US ambassador to visit and describes it as a "friendly visit".
Muzamir Yusov, the leader of the political and human rights departments of the party's political and human rights departments, said in an interview that the US ambassador's visit was to know the democratic process of Indonesia, including the presidential election in 2024.However, he refused to answer whether they talked about Anis's question.
The executive director of the "Indonesian Political Perspective" agency Dedi Guernia Sa speculated that the purpose of the US ambassador to explore the matter about Anis, because the fair and prosperous party at the time had not officially announced that Anis was the party that the party was the party.candidate.
The Republican newspaper reported by Indonesia's Muslims, the visit of the US ambassador is "a symbol of support for Anis".
In any case, 10 days after the US Ambassador's visit to the Justice Party Headquarters (that is, February 25, 2023), the party officially announced that Anis was a presidential candidate for Indonesia.
As the Indonesian presidential campaign approaches in 2024, Washington may have more frequent contact with these presidential candidates.I believe Beijing will do the same.Indonesia is a major country in this region. Both China and the United States want to know the views and positions of these presidential candidates on regional and world -related topics.
The author is a senior visiting researcher at the Yosov Issa East South Asian Research Institute in Singapore
Nanyang University of Science and Technology Rajelenan International Research Institute part -time professor
