History today, 12 years ago, July 22, 2014, the General Election Commission (KPU) determined the pair of Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Jusuf Kalla (JK) as the winner of the 2014 Presidential Election. The narrative made Jokowi-JK legitimate as the President and Vice President of Indonesia.
Previously, Jokowi's presence on the Indonesian political stage caused a stir. His steps as a regional head were praised. Jokowi was then predicted to be the future leader of Indonesia.
Jokowi's achievements as Mayor of Surakarta for two periods (2005-2012) brought a stir. His steps to lead Solo are famous throughout the country. This condition makes Jokowi known as a figure who is pro-people.
Jokowi is considered to always side with the little people. He is able to solve many problems that his citizens are facing. Moreover, Jokowi has a reliable way of shopping for problems, namely blusukan.
The action of going in and out of the village made Jokowi able to make policies that were pro-people. This achievement attracted the attention of his party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP). Jokowi was also challenged to be able to participate in higher political contests.
As a result, Jokowi was then promoted as a candidate in the 2012 DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election. He was paired with Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok). The result was that Jokowi's popularity brought victory. His leadership in Jakarta made Jokowi even more popular.
All his moves are always in the spotlight. The uniqueness of Jokowi's popularity is increasing. He was then widely predicted to be the future leader of Indonesia. Jokowi's path then opened up after PDIP pushed him forward as a presidential candidate in the 2014 presidential election.
He was paired with veteran politician JK. The two carried the spirit of the Mental Revolution.
"The main theme of the Jokowi-JK campaign 2014 which carries the 'Mental Revolution' can be interpreted that the government places the population as the central issue of development in the next five years. Because in fact, the population's mentality is hoped to undergo a revolution through various appropriate policy interventions. "
"Both also launched the Smart Indonesian Card (KIP), Healthy Indonesian Card (KIS), and Prosperous Family Card (KKS) Program plans. These programs are not only to improve the quality of life of poor and vulnerable people, but can also be a key instrument in the mental revolution," said Sonny Harry B. Harmadi and Riant Nugroho in the book Population Policy: Practices and Challenges (2020).
Jokowi-JK then proved to be the choice of all Indonesian people. The pair was able to support the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa camp in a quick count. However, then the supporters felt that their respective champions won.
As a result, both camps had to wait for the official count from the KPU to find out the official winner of the 2014 Presidential Election. The KPU then revealed the results of its official count on July 22, 2014. The KPU then appointed Jokowi-JK as the elected President-Vice President of Indonesia.
The narrative was revealed because Jokowi had received 53.15 percent or 70,633,576 votes. While Prabowo-Hatta only got 46.85 percent or 62,262,844 votes. The victory made the PDIP camp declare Jokowi-JK's victory.
"I want to state that we, the party that nominated Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla, won," said PDIP Chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri as quoted by BBC Indonesia, July 22, 2014.
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