Indonesia panel to investigate ethical complaint over vote ruling

FILE PHOTO: Surakarta's mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is the eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, talks with an activist during a silent rally in Surakarta, Central Java province, Indonesia, October 16, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Mohammad Ayudha/via REUTERS/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Constitutional Court has set up a panel to investigate a suspected conflict of interest in a court ruling last week clearing the way for a son of President Joko Widodo to run for vice president in an election next year.

The expected registration of the president's 36-year-old son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as a running mate for the favourite to become the next president has raised worries of a resurgence of patronage politics in a country that emerged from authoritarian rule 25 years ago.