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Sandiaga Uno gets Gerindra backing
Noted businessman Sandiaga Uno has secured the support of the Gerindra Party for his gubernatorial bid, bringing him closer to clinching a ticket to run in the 2017 election.
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Jakarta governor hopeful Sandiaga Uno (left) and wife Nur Asia. (ANTARA FOTO/Widodo S. Jusuf)
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oted businessman Sandiaga Uno has secured the support of the Gerindra Party for his gubernatorial bid, bringing him closer to clinching a ticket to run in the 2017 election.
The party officially nominated Sandiaga following a party national meeting in the house of Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto in Hambalang, West Java, on Friday.
“At the conclusion of the meeting, Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto declared Sandiaga a gubernatorial candidate,” Anthony Leong, a spokesperson of Sahabat Sandiaga Uno (SSU), told The Jakarta Post.
A city councillor from Gerindra, Prabowo Sunirman, confirmed that Sandiaga had been picked as the party’s candidate. He was appointed based on Prabowo’s consideration, he said, referring to the party’s chairman.
Gerindra is the second-largest political party in Jakarta, holding 15 seats on the City Council. The party, however, has to form an alliance with other political parties to nominate Sandiaga in the election as the Regional Elections Law stipulates that an election contender should have the backing of a party or group of parties controlling more than 22 seats.
It is possible that Gerindra will join forces with the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), which controls 11 seats, to get a ticket for Sandiaga. (ary)
