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Kalla fires up Jokowi campaign

Kalla joins Jokowi’s first open rally in Makassar Jokowi won 62 percent of 2014 vote in Sulawesi, his electability in region now below 50 percent Prabowo addresses supporters in Sidoarjo, East Java

Marguerite Afra Sapiie (The Jakarta Post)
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Mon, April 1, 2019

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Kalla fires up Jokowi campaign High hopes: Incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo addresses his supporters during an open campaign event at Kalegowa Field in Gowa, South Sulawesi, on Sunday. (Antara/Puspa Perwitasari)

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he election campaign of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in the eastern part of Indonesia got a big boost on Sunday after Vice President Jusuf Kalla, a respected figure in South Sulawesi, joined his open rally in Makassar.

In his capacity as the head of the Jokowi-Ma’ruf Amin campaign team steering committee, Kalla made his first appearance at a Jokowi campaign rally, addressing thousands of supporters and asking them to vote for the incumbent in the April 17 election.

The politicians, accompanied by their wives — First Lady Iriana and Mufidah Jusuf Kalla — arrived at the event in Karebosi Field in the morning, riding becaks (pedicabs) from the official residence of South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah, who also attended the campaign event with other political figures.

Kalla kept his speech short and concise, saying that Jokowi was an accountable and down-to-earth leader who had what it takes to move Indonesia forward, including by maintaining political stability and good governance.

“Pak Jokowi is a democratic leader who accepts the viewpoints of all parties and such a trait is a requirement [for Indonesia] to be a developed country,” Kalla said before the crowd.

The incumbent, on the other hand, spoke highly of Kalla and boasted of their cordial relation

Kalla joins Jokowi’s first open rally in Makassar Jokowi won 62 percent of 2014 vote in Sulawesi, his electability in region now below 50 percent Prabowo addresses supporters in Sidoarjo, East Java

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