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The potential VP candidates: Who are they?
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An officer with the General Elections Commission (KPU) introduces five different ballots at the KPU building in Central Jakarta in 2018. Each voter brought up to five ballots to vote for the president, vice president, lawmakers and councilors at the provincial, city and regency level to the voting booth in the 2019 elections. (The Jakarta Post/Dhoni Setiawan)
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female Muslim figure, a young businessman, a military general or a popular regional head? The question of who will run along the presidential nominees for the upcoming presidential election may provide a glimpse of political parties’ election strategies.
In recent days, the names of several influential figures have been floating around as potential vice presidential candidates by political parties that are seeking to broaden their appeal as the elections approach.
“We have proposed that Anies’ running mate be someone from outside political parties so that each coalition member will have an equal footing,” Ahmad Ali, deputy chairman of the NasDem Party told The Jakarta Post recently.
Ali said that several names pitched by the NasDem Party include the Indonesian Military Commander (TNI) Gen. Andika Perkasa, East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa and West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil.
“The latter two are regional leaders and it cannot be denied that West Java and East Java are regions with a very strong cultural appeal, so we consider that to be a factor,” Ali said.
Why Anies needs Khofifah
Surveys have shown that Anies is a popular choice among voters in Jakarta, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Maluku and Papua, but failed to dominate the most populous provinces of West Java, Central Java and East Java.
