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PDI-P open to backing Anies in Jakarta polls, Ganjar says
As political parties gear up for the regional head elections, Ganjar has said the PDI-P was open to considering backing external candidates in the Jakarta election, including his former presidential rival Anies, who could make a reelection bid for the city's governorship come November.
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Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan (center, with mic) greets children on March 22, 2024 during an iftar gathering at NasDem Tower in Jakarta. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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ormer Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) says the party is considering backing external candidates in the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election, including his erstwhile presidential rival, Anies Baswedan.
He said the PDI-P was open to supporting both members and nonmembers in November’s regional head elections.
All candidates “will go through a selection process" Ganjar said on Monday after Idul Adha prayers at his residence in Sleman, Yogyakarta, as quoted by tempo.co.
Ganjar said the PDI-P needed to ensure that Anies’ programs aligned with the party’s democratic values and ideology as part of its criteria.
"If he does not align with PDI-P values, then no need to force it," he added.
Anies, who was Jakarta governor in 2017-2022, came to the party’s attention after PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto said the party needed to assess the candidates it might back in this year’s Jakarta gubernatorial election.
"For Jakarta, a very important and strategic area, we will thoroughly review all proposals, including Anies and even Pramono Anung, who has extensive experience," Hasto said on June 3 in Depok, West Java, referring to the incumbent cabinet secretary who is a PDI-P politician.
