The veteran leader says his former deputy is not a man of his word, adding that this will cause his downfall.

Kennedy is nephew of former president John F Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963, and the son of former US senator Robert F Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 during his own presidential bid.

The Islamist party's secretary-general, Takiyuddin Hassan, says elections will only be held for its 18 central committee posts.

Indonesia's deforestation rates have slowed in recent years but the Southeast Asian nation was still ranked fourth globally for primary tropical forest loss in 2022 by the nonprofit World Resources Institute.

As it stands, former premier Imran Khan, the main opposition leader, cannot fight this election after he was barred from public office for five years after a corruption investigation.

Bentong PAS deputy president Kasim Samat will represent PN while Bentong Umno committee member Amizar Abu Adam will represent BN.

Biden, 80, already the oldest American president ever, is running for re-election in 2024 and would be 82 when his second four-year term begins in January 2025 if he wins.

Foxconn says Gou resigned due to 'personal reasons', and noted he had 'officially handed over leadership of the group to a professional manager four years ago'.

Opinion polls have forecast the election to be a close race between Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto.

Former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam won 70.4% of votes to become Singapore's head of state.

With roughly six months to go before the election, more than 30% of respondents say they could still change their choice.

Analysts say Anwar Ibrahim's focus on political issues rather than his administrative duties was one factor in the lack of Malay support at the recent elections.