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Kaesang, wife surface as potential regional head candidates
President Jokowi's youngest son Kaesang Pangarep is rumored to be considered running in either the Jakarta gubernatorial or Surakarta mayoral elections, while some parties are interested in endorsing his wife to run in the upcoming Sleman regency election.
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Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep (left) and his wife Erina Gudono (right) poses during a campaign rally for the 2024 general election in Malang, East Java, on Feb. 1, 2024. (Antara/Irfan Sumanjaya)
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he names of Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep and his wife Erina Gudono have emerged as potential contenders in the upcoming regional elections, amid concerns that their first forays onto the electoral stage are part of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s dynasty-building attempts.
Kaesang, who is Jokowi’s youngest son, is currently among the list of the names his political party is considering to run in the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election, according to PSI Jakarta branch head Elva Farhi Qolbina, kompas.id reported.
Other names being considered are acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono and former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil.
Aside from Jakarta, the PSI chairman was previously rumored as a candidate for mayor of Surakarta, Central Java, to replace his older brother Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto’s running mate in last month’s presidential election. The pair are projected to have won the election according to unofficial results by pollsters.
Should Kaesang decide to run in Surakarta, the Gerindra Party and Golkar Party were ready to “give him the green light,” said Antonius Yogo Prabowo, head of the PSI’s Central Java branch, as quoted by tempo.co.
Gerindra and Golkar supported the Prabowo-Gibran presidential bid in the election.
Read also: Can Kaesang bring the PSI into the big leagues?
