All eyes on 2024 elections as popular governors Ganjar, Ridwan leave office

Then Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo (second left) sits with Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka (left) and then West Java governor Ridwan Kamil (second right) in a file picture from October 2022.- Courtesy of West Java Provincial Administration

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Ganjar Pranowo and Ridwan Kamil ended their respective gubernatorial terms in Central Java and West Java on Tuesday (Sept 5), as the two popular politicians are now set to embark on different paths heading into the February general election.

Ganjar, an Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician who had served as Central Java governor for two full terms, is going to contest next year's presidential election.