Basuki Tjahaja Purnama :
I am Mega's man
In the past two weeks, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama twice visited the home of Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairperson of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), to discuss his plan to run in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election. Basuki-popularly known as Ahok-said Megawati had bluntly asked him again to pick Djarot Saiful Hidayat, a PDI-P politician who is also the incumbent deputy governor of Jakarta, as his running mate. "Bu Mega said, 'You two do well together'," he recounted.
His meetings with Megawati gave strong indications that Ahok is still open to the option of running as a PDI-P nominee. In other words, if he chooses this option, Ahok will have to abandon Teman Ahok (Friends of Ahok)-a network of volunteers pushing for his nomination as an independent candidate. On two occasions, last Tuesday and last Thursday, Ahok spoke to Tempo about the political steps he will take.
June 14, 2016
In the past two weeks, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama twice visited the home of Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairperson of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), to discuss his plan to run in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election. Basuki-popularly known as Ahok-said Megawati had bluntly asked him again to pick Djarot Saiful Hidayat, a PDI-P politician who is also the incumbent deputy governor of Jakarta, as his running mate. "Bu Mega said, 'You two
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