Jakarta, Sept. 20 -- An Indonesian lawmaker has raised concerns over the use of the term "Political Capital" to describe Nusantara, the future capital city in East Kalimantan, as stated in a new presidential regulation.

Muhammad Khozin, a member of Commission II in the House of Representatives (DPR), noted that the public already understands Nusantara's role as the center of government, as outlined in Article 12, Paragraph (1) of Law No. 21 of 2023 on the State Capital (IKN Law).

"There is absolutely no mention of the phrase 'Political Capital,'" Khozin said on Saturday.

He called on the government to clarify the term's meaning, which appears in an appendix to Presidential Regulation No. 79 of 2025 concerning updates to the Government'...