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Anies, Sandiaga's volunteers to hold debate 'nobar' in evicted village
The supporters of Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno plan to hold a viewing gathering, locally known as nonton bareng or nobar, for the first official gubernatorial debate at Kampung Akuarium, where residents were evicted last year, in North Jakarta, on Friday.
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Hundreds of Pasar Ikan and Akuarium evictees insist on occupying the land two weeks after evictions were carried out in April 2016. Some of them live in makeshift tents. (thejakartapost.com/Callistasia Wijaya)
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he supporters of Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno plan to hold a viewing gathering, locally known as nonton bareng or nobar, for the first official gubernatorial debate at Kampung Akuarium, where residents were evicted last year, in North Jakarta, on Friday.
"We will hold the nobar at Kampung Akuarium because we can see the leader's arbitrariness there. The volunteers want to morally support Anies and Sandiaga there, so our fight in changing Jakarta can be accomplished,"
Naufal Firman Yursak, the media coordinator of Anies and Sandiaga's campaign team told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
Residents of Kampung Akuarium were evicted in April last year, but some of the evictees, who refused to be relocated to low-cost apartments, remained in the area by pitching tents on the rubble.
Naufal said further that viewing gatherings would also be conducted in dozens of spots in the city, including at Anies' campaign headquarters on Jl. Cicurug, Menteng, Central Jakarta.
(Read also: KPU encourages public to watch first debate in Jakarta election)
Urbanist Marco Kusumawijaya and former commissioner of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Bambang Widjojanto will attend the viewing gathering at the headquarters, Naufal said.
The first official gubernatorial debate, initiated by the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) will be held at Bidakara hotel, South Jakarta, on Friday evening.
KPU Jakarta will raise social and economy issues in the debate. (dmr)
