AGUNG Laksono was livid upon learning that Airin Rachmi Diany had received a nomination as the candidate for Banten Governor from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Monday, August 26. Over the phone, the senior Golkar Party politician questioned how Airin could be nominated by the PDI-P in the 2024 regional head elections.

To Agung, Airin implicitly expressed that her loyalty still lay with Golkar. “She feared being exp