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PKS mulls supporting Sandiaga Uno for governor
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Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) senior politician Hidayat Nur Wahid (left) and West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan (right) attend a party meeting in Jakarta. (kompas.com/Heru Sri Kumoro)
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he Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has hinted at entering a coalition with the Gerindra Party, which nominated Sandiaga Uno as its candidate for Jakarta’s gubernatorial election next year.
“The PKS is in discussions on the nomination of its gubernatorial candidate,” senior PKS member Hidayat Nur Wahid said on Monday, adding that Sandiaga was one of the strong candidates being considered by the party.
Hidayat stressed that the PKS needed to be careful in selecting its candidates for Jakarta governor and deputy governor to find the best pair before making any public announcement, because Jakarta was a political barometer for the country.
The PKS has 11 seats in the City Council, while Gerindra has 15. If they join forces, the two parties will meet the threshold of 22 seats required to nominate candidates for Jakarta’s gubernatorial election.
Gerindra officially nominated Sandiaga on Friday during the party’s national meeting at the house of its chairman Prabowo Subianto in Bogor, West Java.
Sandiaga said on Sunday that the PKS had agreed to discuss his nomination with Gerindra. "Thank God I received some good news today that the PKS decided to support me," Sandiaga said in Kampung Pulo, East Jakarta, on Sunday, as quoted by kompas.com. (bbn)
