Prabowo-Jokowi Aren’t Close Anymore

Apa Kata Tempo? Podcast, Tempo.co Editorial Team, June 24, 2026

Relations between Indonesia’s President Prabowo and the country’s most recent former president Joko Widodo are reported to be cooling.

The rift stems from the fact that President Prabowo’s Vice President, Gibran Rakabuming Raka – who is former president Widodo’s son—has not been give a role inside President Prabowo’s government.

Joko Widodo’s hopes of seeing Gibran run as Prabowo’s running mate again in the country’s next presidential election in 2029 is at risk of falling apart, as the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party chair plans to seek a different running mate. The friction is ultimately beneficial for the public, believes Tempo, as a healthy democracy requires contestation.

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Featured image credit: Chair of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) and son of former president Joko Widodo, Kaesang Pangarep, kisses the hand of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri at the General Elections Commission (KPU) office in Jakarta, Tuesday November 14, 2023. Photo: KOMPAS.com/Firda Rahmawan.

In earlier news…

The Onset of ‘De-Jokowi-sation’ in Indonesian Politics?

By Made Supriatma, for Fulcrum.sg, June 23, 2025

Eight months into the job, President Prabowo Subianto appears to have started trimming the sails of his powerful predecessor.

After nearly a month of mounting controversy, a group calling itself the Forum of Retired TNI Soldiers (FPP) has submitted a letter to Indonesia’s Parliament and People’s Consultative Assembly, urging the initiation of impeachment proceedings against Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. President Prabowo Subianto has signalled…

Read the whole piece at Fulcum.sg, The Onset of ‘De-Jokowi-sation’ in Indonesian Politics?

Also read:

• https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2025/12/10/08283511/jokowi-sebut-ada-operasi-politik-dan-orang-besar-di-balik-isu-ijazah-palsu
• Prabowo and Jokowi’s cozy relationship in Solo, dismissing rumors of a breakup? Kompas.com (Indonesian) 22 July 2025
• https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2026/06/02/22295951/profil-lodewyk-pusung-eks-pangdam-yang-dicopot-dari-wakil-kepala-bgn
• https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2026/07/09/16295551/pengamat-ungkap-tiga-sinyal-hubungan-prabowo-dan-jokowi-dipersepsikan-tak
• https://www.tempo.co/mingguan/edisi/8289
• https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2023/11/16/06090471/adik-prabowo-bicara-dugaan-praktik-korupsi-di-kemenhan-capai-rp-51-t-dan