Analysis-Indonesian court ruling casts shadow over integrity of 2024 election

FILE PHOTO: Ganjar Pranowo, Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) candidate in the 2024 presidential election, talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, as they attend the party's national meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Days before candidates officially register for Indonesia's elections, a game-changing ruling by the nation's constitutional court has sparked concern over the integrity of the vote in the world's third-largest democracy.

On Monday, the court removed the 40 years minimum age requirement for presidential or vice-presidential candidates if they had previously been elected to regional posts, potentially opening the way for President Joko Widodo's 36-year-old son to contest.