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View all search resultsPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has dropped hints of support for the potential bid of his youngest son Kaesang Pangarep to run in the upcoming local elections as the political novice embarked on a “political safari” to boost his standing.
The names include the party’s chairman Kaesang Pangarep, who is also President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s youngest son; Jakarta acting governor Heru Budi Hartono; the PSI’s board of trustees’ deputy chairwoman Grace Natalie; the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir; podcaster and celebrity Deddy Corbuzier; and former Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama.
Kaesang Pangarep, the younger son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, has repudiated a claim made by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) that his father is offering him to various political parties as a candidate for the upcoming regional elections.
The PKB's Jakarta branch is touting the President's youngest son and PSI chair as the running mate of Anies, who has no party affiliation and is rumored to be staging a comeback after his February loss with a reelection bid for the Jakarta governorship.
Three political parties in president-elect Prabowo Subianto's camp have declared their support for Central Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Ahmad Luthfi to run for governor, potentially turning the regional election into another battle between the President and his former party, the PDI-P.
The Gerindra Party has been teasing the idea of pairing the nephew of party chairman and president-elect Prabowo Subianto, Budisatrio Djiwandono, with the youngest son of outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Kaesang Pangarep, for the upcoming Jakarta regional election.
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