The Influence of President Jokowi in Golkar

Jokowi's influence runs deep in the Golkar Party. He has a say in the selection of the party's general chairman, including Airlangga Hartarto.

Erwan Hermawan

March 18, 2024

YORRYS Raweyai was enjoying durian with Ade Komaruddin when Airlangga Hartarto called his phone and asked the two Golkar politicians to meet him immediately. It was 19:00 on November 26, 2017, and they had just returned from attending the wedding of President Joko Widodo's daughter, Kahiyang Ayu, to Bobby Nasution in Medan, North Sumatra.

At the meeting place, not far from the location of Kahiyang and Bobby's wedding reception, they found not only

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