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The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering high-profile candidates to run in the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election, a boost the party could use to find another rising star following the departure of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Basuki is the latest figure who supported Jokowi's reelection bid in 2019 to resign from their high-ranking posts at state-owned enterprises to support the campaign of PDI-P presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo.
Three of the former Jakarta governor's batik shirts, which he wore to his blasphemy trial in May 2017, are up for auction, with proceeds to go toward crowdfunding campaigns for distributing essential goods and supplies during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Jakarta needs to ditch the increasingly obsolete, conventional approach of flood control and switch to flood adaptation in managing flooding, which has been a geographical feature of the capital since Dutch times.
Following the announcement that the soft-groundbreaking process for the construction of the new capital might take place this July at the behest of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, four names have recently been touted as potential candidates for the leadership of the future seat of government.
A new survey from Indo Barometer shows that the majority of respondents perceive former Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama as the most successful recent leader in handling Jakarta’s various problems, including floods and traffic jams.
