PDI-P Jakarta looks for governor, deputy candidates

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) began on Sunday its search for candidates to represent it in the Jakarta gubernatorial election.

PDI-P Jakarta chairman Djarot Syaifullah Hidayat said as quoted by kompas.com that the process would last until Nov. 14.

Djarot said candidates should fill in application forms and submit them at any PDI-P branch in Jakarta. “We welcome any candidate as long as he/she shares the same ideology as PDI-P,” he said.

He said all applicants would be assessed by an internal team called Team 9, which comprises several top officials, including deputy chief Puan Maharani, deputy secretary-general Eriko Sotarduga and Djarot himself, before being made the party's official candidates.

“We hope that we can announce the official governor and deputy candidate by January next year,” Djarot said.

The Jakarta gubernatorial election will be held next year.