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Jokowi’s son pushes ahead to get PDI-P ticket for mayoral run
The rejection from the party's Surakarta chapter has not stopped Gibran Rakabuming Raka from pursuing his mayoral bid.
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Gibran Rakabuming Raka holds his favorite 'es doger jeger' during the grand opening of Goola on Sept. 16, 2018 in Cikini, Central Jakarta. (JP /Ni Nyoman Wira)
W
hile the Surakarta chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has rejected his nomination, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has marched ahead to the party’s provincial chapter in his attempt to get support for his mayoral run.
The 32-year-old culinary entrepreneur said he would use the opportunity through the Central Java provincial chapter to earn a nomination since it was still possible to register for the mayoral candidate selection through the provincial chapter after the municipality chapter closed.
He said he was currently waiting for the registration period at the DPD level to open.
“I am waiting for directions from seniors. I maintain communication with the [Surakarta chapter]. My relationships with [Surakarta Mayor FX Hadi Rudyatmo] and [Surakarta Deputy Mayor Achmad Purnomo] are also good,” Gibran said on the sidelines of an event in Surakarta on Tuesday.
He also said that even before planning to register through the party provincial chapter he had consulted with Hadi. The mayor, Gibran said, was the first figure he met before he visited other PDI-P figures.
Gibran claimed that Hadi was pleased to know that he had registered for the party’s membership and as a Surakarta mayoral candidate.
“[Hadi] is a person that I respect very much. He was the one who suggested that I get the party’s membership card then register [as a mayoral candidate]," he said.
