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Grace Natalie appoints musician Giring Ganesha as acting PSI chairman
Giring reportedly intends on pursuing presidential candidacy through the PSI for the 2024 election.
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Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairwoman Grace Natalie (left) and secretary-general Raja Juli Antoni help musician Giring Ganesha put on a PSI jacket at the party's headquarters in Jakarta on Sept. 6, 2017. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairwoman Grace Natalie has appointed Giring Ganesha as the party’s acting chairman while she goes abroad to pursue a master’s degree.
Grace said on Monday that Giring, who is also vocalist of pop band Nidji, represented “young and creative” people and was capable of leading the party.
The PSI has billed itself as a political party for young people and has a strong social media presence. It has declared its support for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration.
“Among my considerations was our experience working together over the past several years. Giring can represent the young and creative people,” Grace said, as quoted by kompas.com.
She will reportedly pursue a master’s degree in public policy and public affairs at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore for one year.
Read also: PSI hit but not knocked out as it looks to new round in 2024 election
Giring reportedly intends on pursuing presidential candidacy through the PSI for the 2024 election. Several “Giring for 2024 president” billboards were seen in Jakarta bearing his image.
https://twitter.com/infojakarta/status/1294637442142633986
However, Grace declined to comment on the matter. “Be patient. We’ll explain it when the time is right.”
Giring decided to take a hiatus from his musical career to focus on politics in late 2018.
He was a legislative candidate during the 2019 election. However, he failed to obtain a seat at the House of Representatives after the party failed to meet the legislative threshold at the national level of 4 percent of total votes. (ggq)
