Indonesia court revises regional election rules, amid talk president's youngest son may seek run

Mr Kaesang Pangarep, chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party and the youngest son of the President Joko Widodo, attends the last vice-presidential election debate at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta on Jan 21, 2024. JAKARTA: Indonesia's Supreme Court has approved regulatory changes on the age of candidates in regional elections, the court said on Thursday , amid speculation the president's 29-year-old son is seeking to run in upcoming Jakarta elections.

Mr Kaesang, best known for his fried banana business and recent appointment as head of Indonesia's Solidarity Party , does not turn 30 until December. The court ruling follows concern about the extent of dynastic politics in the world's third-largest democracy, and moves to undermine the integrity of its top courts.

"Since the age requirement is regulated in the regional election law, if there's any appeal, it should be filed to the Constitutional Court, not the Supreme Court," said legal expert Titi Anggraini.Meanwhile, one political expert told Indonesia’s Benar News that he was struck by how quickly the Supreme Court took up and ruled on the case, when there was no urgent need to do so.

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