Relatives of a serving politician running for elected office has become commonplace since 2015, when the Constitutional Court lifted a ban on conflicts of interest in the Regional Elections Law.

Following the victory of Surakarta Mayor and First Son Gibran Rakabuming Raka in clinching the vice presidency in February’s general election, at least one other member of the First Family, albeit by marriage, is planning to run for a higher office and extend President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s political legacy.

Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution, Jokowi’s son-in-law, is all but confirmed to run in North Sumatra’s gubernatorial race during the nationwide regional head elections. He was recently announced as one-half of the ticket backed by the Gerindra Party, which he joined after he was dismissed by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) last year.

Asked about Bobby’s decision to run for governor, Jokowi told reporters on Tuesday that Bobby’s choice was entirely his own, and that a parent could only “pray” and wish children well in their endeavors.

But Bobby is not the only well-connected contender in this year’s regional head elections, which is being held simultaneously for the first time.

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin also looks set to have a family member contesting the November elections. National Awakening Party (PKB) politician Ahmad Syauqi, one of Ma'ruf’s eight children, announced on Monday that he intended to run for Banten governor as part of the PKB’s pool of prospective candidates.