A Secret Operation from Batutulis

Megawati Sukarnoputri chose Ganjar Pranowo as her party’s presidential candidate early this year. The public perception of female leaders was factored into her decision.

Raymundus Rikang

May 1, 2023

ARRIVING in Semarang, Central Java, on the evening of Wednesday, April 19, Ganjar Pranowo received instructions from Hasto Kristiyanto, Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), to return to Jakarta immediately. The Central Java governor had just been in the capital city for two days to see off participants in the Central Java mass homecoming at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah complex and Pasar Senen Station.

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