The four parties – the United Development Party (PPP), the National Wakening Party (PKB), the Democratic Party and the National Mandate Party (PAN) – split from the Kinship Coalition after the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) proposed its own Jakarta deputy gubernatorial candidate to be paired with the Gerindra Party’s Sandiaga Uno.

“Tomorrow, we will finalize our alternative candidate with three other political parties that have not decided their stances [on the gubernatorial candidates],” said PPP secretary general Arsul Sani in Jakarta on Monday as reported by tribunnews.com.

After their split from the Kinship Coalition the PPP, PKB and PAN had proposed former law and human rights minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra for their candidate, but the decision has not been finalized.

Currently, only incumbent Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has secured a gubernatorial ticket with support from the Golkar Party, the NasDem Party and the Hanura Party.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering whether it will support Ahok or nominate one of its own members.

Democratic Party spokeswoman Imelda Sari said her party was intensifying its communication with other parties before making a decision.

With the current situation, there could be four gubernatorial candidates in the election on Feb. 15 – Ahok, Sandiaga, Yusril and perhaps Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini if she is nominated by the PDI-P. (bbn)

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