AFTER expressing his lack of interest in delving into politics on several occasions, President Joko Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, has become an Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) cadre. He has also registered himself as a potential candidate for Surakarta (Solo) mayor.

Gibran’s entrance into the mayoral race caused a ruckus when Solo City PDI-P rejected his candidacy. Furthermore, when he registered himsel