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PDI-P to decide Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Tuesday
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Jakarta Deputy Governor Djarot saiful Hidayat (right) speaks to National Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief. Corm. Gen. Budi Waseso (left) and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle secretary general Hasto Kristiyanto on the sidelines of an event in Depok, West Java, on Sept. 10. (Antara/Joni)
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he Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will hold a meeting on Tuesday to decide on its governor and deputy governor candidates for the Jakarta gubernatorial election.
Just a day later, the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) will register the candidates for the election to be held next year.
“On Sept. 20, the PDI-P executive board will hold a special meeting to decide candidates for a number of regions, including Jakarta,” Djarot Saiful Hidjayat, PDI-P’s deputy chairman for organization and cadre recruitment, said in Jakarta on Monday, as reported by kompas.com.
PDI-P is the only party that has a Jakarta gubernatorial ticket without establishing a coalition with other parties. The authority to decide the candidates is in the hands of the central executive board, but in practice it depends on its chairwoman, Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama still hopes that the PDI-P will support him, although he has already secured backing from the Golkar Party, the NasDem Party and the Hanura Party. Meanwhile, a number of politicians have expressed their support for Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini for the Jakarta gubernatorial candidate.
“During the meeting, the party will decide whether it will support Ahok-Djarot or another pair,” said Djarot (bbn).
