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Jakarta election result will not negatively affect investment climate: BKPM
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Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan (left) and his running mate Sandiaga Uno celebrate their victory in the election. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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nvestment Coordinating Board (BKPM) head Thomas Lembong has stressed that the result of Jakarta gubernatorial election, which saw Anies Baswedan emerge victorious over incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, will not negatively affect the investment climate in the country.
What matters most to investors is how the government deals with its deregulation and infrastructure development programs, the official said.
He also strongly rejected the view of some international media outlets that interpreted the Jakarta election as a victory for hard-line Muslims.
(Read also: Inconsistent regulations hamper investment: Lembong)
“I strongly reject this interpretation, which called the election result a victory for hard-line Muslims,” he told a press conference on Wednesday.
“Indeed, some conservative groups played a role, but to say it was a victory for hard-line Muslims is too much.”
He expressed the hope that the ongoing deregulation process and other economic reforms would not be distorted by political demonstrations held by hard-line Muslim groups such as the Islam Defenders Front (FPI).
Ahok is a Christian and a Chinese-Indonesian. He was charged with blasphemy for a speech he gave during an official visit to Thousand Island regency. (bbn)
