The Political Journey of the President's Friend

LAST Wednesday, Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama announced he was running again for the city's top office as a candidate of a political party. Previously, he preferred running as an independent. His group of volunteers, Friends of Ahok, succeeded in gathering one million expressions of support. But when the all the criteria had been met, three political partiesGolkar, NasDem and Hanuraapproached the governor.

Friends of Ahok, as the governor

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