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PDI-P considering Anies, Ahok as Jakarta gubernatorial candidates
PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto acknowledged that Anies and Ahok were among the names proposed by the party's rank and file.
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Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto (left), accompanied by the party's campaign team head Bambang Wuryanto (right), speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the party's headquarters in Jakarta on April 22, 2024. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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senior Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician has said that two former Jakarta governors, Basuki Thahaja "Ahok" Purnama and Anies Baswedan, are among individuals being considered as gubernatorial candidates for the November regional election in Jakarta.
PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto acknowledged that Anies and Ahok were among the names proposed by the party's rank and file.
"We're a democratic party with an Indonesian character so these names came from below," Hasto said, as quoted by Antara.
Hasto, however, could not guarantee whether the two politicians would appear on the ballot paper for the Jakarta gubernatorial election in November.
"I am sorry, we're still finalizing the process, We can't disclose it now," he said.
Anies ran as president in the Feb. 14 presidential election and came in second place after getting more than 26 percent of the vote.
The former education minister was nominated by the NasDem Party, the Islamist Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the National Awakening Party.
