Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD (left) delivers his remarks as Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi listens during the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Political Security Community Council (APSC) Meeting ahead of the ASEAN Summit, at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept 4, 2023. (PHOTO / POOL / AP)

JAKARTA - Indonesia's chief security minister Mahfud MD has been chosen to run with the ruling party's presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo, said party head Megawati Sukarnoputri on Wednesday.

Indonesia is set to hold simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on Feb 14, 2024.