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Ahok won't spend a dime on his election campaign
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Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama (center) and representatives of Teman Ahok, Golkar Party, NasDem Party and Hanura Party pose for a photograph after Ahok announced that he would contest next year's Jakarta gubernatorial election on a political party ticket. (The Jakarta Post/Dhoni Setiawan)
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hanks to his acceptance of party endorsement, Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama will not need to dig deep into his pockets for his 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election campaign.
The three political parties that have endorsed Ahok, namely the Golkar Party, Nasdem Party and Hanura Party will bear all the campaign costs, Ahok's campaign team leader Nusron Wahid said on Monday.
"We will do it with the principle of mutual cooperation," he told thejakartapost.com adding that the team had not yet estimated how much would need to be spent to cover Ahok’s run in next year's election.
Separately, Ahok also said he trusted the political parties with handling funding matters.
“I have never spent money for any event conducted by political parties. Even when I eat together with political party members, they always pay for me,” Ahok told journalists at City Hall.
Ahok defied his supporters, who have already gathered 1 million vote pledges to satisfy independent candidacy requirements, by declaring last week that he would run as a political party candidate. Currently, the governor’s main support group, Teman Ahok (Friends of Ahok), and the political parties supporting Ahok have started coordinating their efforts regarding Ahok's reelection campaign. (rin)
