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Search begins for interim Jakarta governor
The City Council has submitted to the Home Ministry its three top picks for replacing outgoing governor Anies Baswedan, starting a process in which it actually has a say following an ombudsman investigation into public disgruntlement with earlier regional appointments this year.
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Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (left) and Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria (Pemprov DKI Jakarta /handout)
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he search for the next Jakarta governor has officially kicked off: The Jakarta City Council (DPRD) has publicly announced the end of Anies Baswedan's governorship and submitted to the central government the names of three potential replacements who could hold the post until the 2024 election.
The council held a plenary session on Tuesday to formally announce the end of Anies and his deputy Ahmad Riza Patria in October.
The City Council followed the plenary session with another meeting at which its nine factions each selected three names from a pool of names for a total of 27. Later, the council voted on the three final nominees for submitting to the Home Ministry for consideration.
The three short-listed figures are Secretary to the President Heru Budi Hartono and Jakarta secretary Marullah Matali, leading with nine votes each, and Sociopolitical Affairs Director General Bahtiar of the Home Ministry.
Aside from the council’s nominees, the Home Ministry also nominates three candidates for the post, although it has yet to do so.
Ministerial spokesperson Benny Irwan said the six candidates would then be vetted in a process involving several ministries and state institutions, including the Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the National Police and the State Intelligence Agency (BIN).
"President Joko Widodo will then discuss the candidates who pass the vetting process with the related ministers and appoint whom he sees fit to be the interim governor," Benny told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
