LA ODE OTA
Popular on Land and Sea
He has fought for farmers in land disputes against companies and the government. He sells second-hand clothing to fund his campaign.
March 25, 2014
THREE unsuccessful bids as a legislative candidate have not deterred La Ode Ota. This year he is running again with an even higher target: to sit in the national legislature (DPR) as a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), representing the Southeast Sulawesi electoral district.
In 2004, 50-year-old Ota ran as a candidate for the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), but lost. Five years later, he ran for election in th
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