We are not embracing only Muslims
NINE months after he was fired by President Joko Widodo as education and culture minister, Anies Rasyid Baswedan's star shone again. The quick count by the Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU) declared Anies, contender in the recent second round of the capital city's gubernatorial election, and his running mate, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, as the winners, defeating incumbent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and his deputy, Djarot Saiful Hidayat. The Anies-Sandiaga ticket won with 3,240,057 votes (57.95 percent), while Basuki and Djarot got 2,351,141 votes (42.05 percent).
April 25, 2017
NINE months after he was fired by President Joko Widodo as education and culture minister, Anies Rasyid Baswedan's star shone again. The quick count by the Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU) declared Anies, contender in the recent second round of the capital city's gubernatorial election, and his running mate, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, as the winners, defeating incumbent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and his deputy, Djarot Saiful Hidayat. The Anies
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