May 23, 2017 edition
The secretary-general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Hasto Kristiyanto refutes charges that he failed to deliver for his party in the 2017 regional and local elections. But the fact is that 44 PDI-P candidates running for various offices around the country, among them the former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and his running mate Djarot Saiful Hidayat who vied to be reelected, failed in their bids.
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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).
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