Vacillating Over Survey Results

When he returned from a working visit to East Java last week, President Joko Widodo summoned Budi Arie Setiadi, head of Projo, a group of his supporters, to discuss the latest political mapping on the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election.

It is no secret that Jokowi favors Basuki to continue governing the nation's capital city. However, at the meeting in the Presidential Palace, according to some sources, Budi reported that the electability of the incumbent continued to decline. "The possibility of Basuki losing was discussed," said a source.

September 20, 2016