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Purity of people's aspirations must be preserved, says Jokowi
Presidential candidate Joko âJokowiâ Widodo has urged all parties to preserve the genuineness of aspirations people have shown with their votes in the 2014 presidential election
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residential candidate Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has urged all parties to preserve the genuineness of aspirations people have shown with their votes in the 2014 presidential election.
'We urge all parties to preserve the purity of people's aspirations. Don't ever try to taint what is desperately wanted by the people,' he said as quoted by Antara news agency on Wednesday.
He was speaking at a press conference at the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's private residence on Jl. Kebagusan Dalam IV, South Jakarta.
Jokowi made the statement in response to the results of quick counts broadcast by several private television stations stating that Jokowi and his running mate, Jusuf Kalla, were leading over rival Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa.
For the possible win, Jokowi expressed gratitude to all Indonesians and volunteers and PDI-P members for supporting the Jokowi-Kalla ticket.
'[I want to express] my deep gratitude to people and all volunteers and party members from Sabang to Merauke, who worked hard day and night,' said Jokowi.
Jokowi said he and Kalla as well as all party members were grateful for the results of the quick counts.
'It's time for us to guard vote recapitulations at the Regional General Elections Commissions (KPUDs) and the General Elections Commission (KPU) so that the process can run clean, honestly and with no intervention,' said Jokowi. (ebf)
