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Dems endorse Aceh’s Irwandi Yusuf as governor
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Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf (left) of the Aceh National Party, who will run for reelection with the Democratic Party's Nova Iriansyah (second-left) as running mate next year, poses for photojournalists on Friday. Next to them are Suhardi Duka (second-right), the Dems' gubernatorial candidate in West Sulawesi and running mate Kalma Katta. (The Jakarta Post/wnd)
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ceh's first freely elected governor, Irwandi Yusuf, has been nominated to run again in the gubernatorial race in February next year by the Democratic Party.
Irwandi is a former Aceh governor from 2007 to 2012 and is a member of the Aceh National Party. Meanwhile, the Dems have chosen Nova Iriansyah from the party as the deputy governor candidate.
“It is a good balance to combine a candidate from a local party and a national party,” Hinca Panjaitan, the party’s secretary general told journalists on Friday.
The party also announced their candidate for the West Sulawesi gubernatorial election. They endorsed Suhardi Duka, who is paired with Kalma Katta. Suhardi is the head of the Democratic Party’s West Sulawesi chapter and was regent of Mamuju from 2005 to 2015, while Kalma was regent of Majene from 2011 to 2016 and is a member of the Golkar Party. (wnd/evi)
