Jokowi to pick four interim leaders, including for Central, West Java

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo (second right), the presidential candidate of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), shakes hands with members of the public during a visit on June 25, 2023 to a low-income residential area in Pademangan, North Jakarta. - Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo says he is preparing to appoint four interim governors from a pool of high-ranking officials for Central Java, West Java, Bali and North Sumatra, which will be vacant from the end of September this year until the regional elections on Nov 27, 2024.

The five-year terms of Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, who have ranked in opinion surveys among the top three potential candidates for president and vice president, respectively, will end in September, as will the terms of Bali Governor I Wayan Koster and North Sumatra Edy Rahmayadi.