Indonesia Sets Date for 2024 Election, Ending Jokowi Speculation
- National constitution limits presidency to two five-year terms
- Survey shows Central Java, Jakarta leaders among frontrunners
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Indonesia will hold its next general election on Feb. 14, 2024, easing speculation that President Joko Widodo would seek to extend his second term in the world’s largest Muslim democracy.
Parliament agreed with the government and the election committee on the date, Home Minister Tito Karnavian said at parliament late on Monday. Regional elections to vote for provincial governors and regency chiefs will be held on Nov. 27 of the same year.