Ridwan Kamil Promoted By Golkar To Become A Candidate For Governor Of Jakarta

Ridwan Kamil in the Widya Chandra area, South Jakarta, Thursday (8/8/2024) (ANTARA/Walka Marison)

JAKARTA - Former Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil said he officially received the green light from Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartato to run as a candidate for governor of Jakarta.

"I was asked to officially run as governor of the special Jakarta area from the Golkar party. So the informal is like that," said the man who is familiarly called RK after meeting with Airlangga at the Widya Chandra complex, South Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, August 8.

RK explained that the formal announcement regarding him running as a candidate for governor of Jakarta will be announced after the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) finds a candidate for deputy governor to accompany him.

Until now, KIM and the Golkar Party are still working on who are the right figures to accompany Ridwan Kamil.

RK himself admitted that he was not asked by the party to look for the right representative to accompany him in the Jakarta regional elections. He admitted that he was ready to be paired with anyone.

"I have had two regional elections with my representative, I am harmonious. I love after marrying, whoever was paired with the points by the coalition to me. I have been proven, God willing, it will be harmonious," said RK.

Previously, Gerindra Party Daily Chair Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said parties belonging to KIM Plus had agreed to carry the former governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil to run as a candidate for governor in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada.

"KIM Plus has appeared one name, namely Ridwan Kamil for the DKI Jakarta regional election," said Dasco, Monday, August 5.

However, he has not mentioned any new parties in KIM Plus other than political parties in KIM in the last presidential election.

He said the "plus" parties in KIM Plus would be delivered in the next few days.

"For his deputy (Ridwan Kamil) later maybe a day or two we will convey it to the media," he said.