The Ahok-Djarot Combination
Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja 'Ahok' Purnama has chosen Djarot Saiful Hidayat to run the city alongside him as deputy governor. The choice was based on Djarot's two terms of experience as mayor of Blitar, East Java. Since January, Ahok had been impressed by Djarot's leadership style, which he said resembled that of his former boss, President Joko Widodo. As Jakarta governor, Jokowi, as he is known, was known to drop in on people unannounced, crack down on the bureaucracy and prioritize the organizing of sidewalk vendors.
Ahok approached Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri, who supports Djarot, about his choice. There had been whispers that PDI-P politician and Jakarta Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Speaker Boy Bernardi Sadikin would be nominated for deputy governor. The PDI-P is also Jokowi's party.
December 16, 2014
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Do you believe Djarot Saiful Hidayat is the ideal person to be Ahok's deputy governor?
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| Yes |  |
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| 73,1% | 498 | |
| No |  |
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| 13,8% | 94 | |
| Unsure |  |
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| 13,1% | 89 | |
| Total | (100%) | 681 |
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Jakarta G |