Indonesia court to rule on president, VP candidates’ minimum

Indonesia’s Constitutional Court will next week rule on a petition seeking to lower the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates in elections, which could pave the way for President Joko Widodo’s eldest son to run in 2024.
The world’s third-biggest democracy is set to vote in simultaneous presidential and legislative elections in February next year.
The court will decide on the judicial review requests on Oct. 16.
The president’s son and mayor of Surakarta city Gibran Rakabuming Raka has not announced any intention to run, but politicians supporting the campaign of leading presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto have called for Gibran to become Prabowo’s running mate.
The current minimum age for a presidential and vice presidential candidate is 40. The court has received seven judicial review requests calling for the age limit to be lowered to 35. Gibran is 36.