[c] On 16 October 2023, in response to the case number 90/PUU-XXI/2023 filed by a student and a self-acclaimed fan of Gibran Rakabuming Raka (President Joko Widodo's son) named Almas Tsaqibbirru, the Constitutional Court amended the General Election Law (Act No.

[36] On May 29 2024, responding to the petition number 23 P/HUM/2024 from the Garuda Party, the Supreme Court decided to amend Article 4 Section 1 of the General Elections Commission Rules (PKPU) No.

[43] The proposal is widely considered to only benefit certain candidates who are related to the Widodo family,[44] perceived as the shift of Indonesian democracy into a state of "monarchy" and nepotism.

[46] Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) was the only faction to openly oppose this move by the Badan Legislasi (Baleg) of DPR (Legislation Committee of the House of Representatives).

[51] Although not directly related, Kaesang Pangarep and his wife, Erina Gudono, drew condemnation from Indonesian netizens because of their luxury travels at the time when the demonstrations occurred.

[52] Kaesang and his wife allegedly took the luxury private jet Gulfstream G650 from Jakarta to Los Angeles for holiday before taking Erina to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for her Master's studies.

[53] An investigation by The Straits Times revealed that the plane was formerly delivered to Singaporean based company, Garena, on July 15, 2021, before it was bought by the Bank of Utah’s trust on 29 December 2022.

The footage also captured the group moving a large number of shopping items from the United States and loading them into a Toyota Alphard that had been parked on the apron.

Public figures such as Najwa Shihab, Bivitri Susanti [id], Joko Anwar, and Pandji Pragiwaksono also shared the ‘emergency alert’ image on various social media channels.

[79][80][81] Garuda Biru was also used by musicians when they performed on stage at various music festivals, such as Hindia, Kunto Aji, Danilla Riyadi, BAALE, Reality Club, Feel Koplo, as well as Juicy Luicy, and Adrian Khalif.

[82][83][84] In general, the main issue raised during the demonstrations were criticisms of the DPR regarding the plan to ratify the new Local Elections Bill, because it defies the Constitutional Court's decision.

[93] This protest was not only attended by masses of workers and students, but also by celebrities such as film activists Joko Anwar and Reza Rahadian;[94] solo comedians such as Arie Kriting, Mamat Alkatiri, Abdur Arsyad, Ananta Rispo, Rigen Rakelna,[95] and Bintang Emon.

According to the coordinator of the Student Executive Body of Greater Surakarta, Rozin Afianto said that the reverse walk as a symbolism for a "Backward Indonesia Cabinet".

[126] In South Sumatra, a rally was held at Simpang Lima by hundreds of students wearing masks of politicians such as Joko Widodo, Bahlil Lahadalia, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Prabowo Subianto, and Bobby Nasution.

[150] Although their representatives have met DPRD members, the mediation failed and the protests became increasingly violent, as a result, two policemen were injured due to Molotov cocktails.

[155] The police were widely criticised for excessive actions in dealing with protesters, including beatings, the use of tear gas and water cannons, to even kidnappings.

[162] As a form of protest against Joko Widodo's political dynasty, some social media users and demonstrators called Jokowi by his birth name, "Mulyono", which was changed in a ruwatan [jv] ceremony to cleanse diseases according to the Javanese tradition.

[164][165] Some netizens and demonstrators also insulted Joko Widodo with the male pregnancy (mpreg) meme through digital[166] and printed[167] protest arts which was previously a trending topic on Twitter to mock patriarchal men behavior through their fragile masculinity.

[168] On 22 August 2024 while the protests was taking place, businessman and celebrity Raffi Ahmad went to accompany Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the vice president-elect and eldest son of President Joko Widodo, to West Bandung.

[169] Later in the evening, via social media Instagram, Raffi Ahmad uploaded a screenshot containing the statement of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives regarding the cancellation of the ratification of the Pilkada Bill, which was also affixed with the Prabowo-Gibran 2024 Campaign logo.

The boycott call was based on his closeness to the government and his support during the 2024 Indonesian election campaign for the Prabowo-Gibran pair, a candidate who is considered the successor to Joko Widodo's political dynasty.

[173] Social media users highlighted the absence of Kiky Saputri, who is known for commenting on national political issues, amidst the presence of several solo comedians at the rally.

[174] This later received comments from netizens who felt that Kiky Saputri did not have enough influence to be able to convey aspirations personally and her closeness to figures in the government only occurred because she was employed with her status as an internet celebrity.

[189] According to Aditya Permana of the Algoritma Research and Consulting, this ruling aims to widen the candidate field and to minimize the possibility to run against an empty ballot box.

[189] On 24 August 2024, Gerindra announced that they will recommend Vice Governor Taj Yasin Maimoen to stand for reelection as Ahmad Luthfi's running mate instead of Kaesang Pangarep.

A similar negative highlight was given by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in a story titled "Election law changes spark mass protests in Indonesia".

[217] The BBC reported that the revision of the law was an attempt to scuttle Anies Baswedan, as well as pave the way for Kaesang, who does not meet the minimum age requirement for elections.

South Korea's national media, Yonhap, reported a similar story, suggesting that the DPR's action was aimed at smoothing Kaesang's path in the 2024 Regional Head Election.

[218] Meanwhile, Channel News Asia published a story titled "Thousands protest Indonesian parliament's move to subvert court ruling, pave way for Jokowi's son to contest in local elections", which highlighted Jokowi's tendency to pave the way for his children after Gibran was also allowed to run in the presidential election after the Constitutional Court, under the leadership of his brother-in-law, Anwar Usman, changed the rules regarding the age limit.

Similarly, efforts to financially reward individuals for portraying the DPR's decision as being widely accepted also faced rejection by counter-posts and artworks in social media.