When Faith and Food were Decisive Factors
Running mates Anies Rasyid Baswedan and Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno won the runoff election for the Jakarta governorship, according to the results of the quick count and the Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU). The candidates fielded by the Gerindra Party and Justice & Prosperity Party (PKS) won in every region of the city. They were able to win the support of most of those who voted for the Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono-Sylviana Murni ticket during first round voting. They benefitted from the religious factor and a blunder made regarding the distribution of nine basic foodstuff (sembako).
April 25, 2017
NINE months after he was fired by President Joko Widodo as education and culture minister, Anies Rasyid Baswedan's star shone again. The quick count by the Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU) declared Anies, contender in the recent second round of the capital city's gubernatorial election, and his running mate, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, as the winners, defeating incumbent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and his deputy, Djarot Saiful Hidayat. The Anies
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