President Of Indonesia Elected Jokowi Again As Governor Of DKI Jakarta In Today's Memory, 23 July 2014

Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is the figure of the President of Indonesia who has served as Governor of DKI Jakarta from 2012 to 2014. (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA Memories of today, nine years ago, July 23, 2014, the President of Indonesia was elected, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) returned to serving as Governor of DKI Jakarta. All of this was because his inauguration as President of Indonesia only took place in October.

Previously, Jokowi took a long leave from his activities as regional head. He wants to take part in the 2014 presidential election contestation. Jokowi was paired with Jusuf Kalla (JK) and won.

Jokowi's success as Governor of DKI Jakarta in 2012 continues to be a byword. He is predicted to be a figure of change for Jakarta. The image then made Jokowi's prestige increase. Many people have been waiting for the breakthrough.

The party he belongs to, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) actually sees differently. Instead of waiting for Jokowi to prove his capacity as a leader in Jakarta, PDIP chose to carry Jokowi to participate in the 2014 presidential election contestation.

Jokowi's popularity, which often appears modest, is increasing to the estuary. Jokowi was forced to leave for approximately three months to participate in the campaign. His position was temporarily replaced by Deputy Governor of DKi Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok).

PDIP also did not want to be careless in choosing a representative for Jokowi. This figure must come from a big figure. JK was finally elected as Jokowi's companion. Both will fight the famous pair of politicians, Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa.

Ulam's beloved pinnacle arrives. The Jokowi-JK pair won the hearts of all Indonesian people. The 2014 presidential election then presented Jokowi-JK as the winner. Jokowi-JK at that time won 53.15 percent of the votes. Meanwhile, Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa only got 46.85 percent of the votes.

According to the results of the KPU's decision announced on July 22, 2014, the Jokowi-JK candidate pair is superior to its political rivals in 23 provinces and overseas electoral districts. Jokowi-JK is less than five provinces compared to SBY-Boediono's victory in the 2009 presidential election.

The victory in the presidential election follows the success of the PDI-P in the 2014 legislative election. Interestingly, Jokowi-JK even lost in five provinces, namely South Sumatra, West Java, Banten, and North Maluku, even though the PDI-P won in the five provinces in the 2014 legislative election," explained Idris Thaha in the book Islam and the PDI-P: Accommodation of the Aspirations of the People's Politics (2018).

The day after the announcement of the winner, or on July 23, 2014, the President of Indonesia, Jokowi, then began to enter the office again to City Hall. He took office as Governor of DKI Jakarta as usual.

All of this is because Jokowi has just finished serving as President after being inaugurated on October 20. Meanwhile, he had to move back to take care of Jakarta's problems until the inauguration arrived. Jokowi's arrival was warmly welcomed by his staff at City Hall. Ahok, let alone.

"Yes, please, call him 'Mr. President'. You have survived too, but personally, as a close friend. According to the KPU, you have won. As a party, you haven't saved it. If Mr. Jokowi is called that, just smile. That's the person.

"Earlier, we just talked about transportation, the continuation of monorail. He said, if the design doesn't make sense, there's no need to continue. Then I have also conveyed about the Asian Games, he wants us to pursue it. The others I have also said about the revitalization of Kota Tua, the construction of river inspection roads, the same as repairing roads," Ahok said as quoted by Vivanews, July 23, 2014.