Airlangga Leaks "S" Initials Becomes Cawagub Ridwan Kamil In The Jakarta Gubernatorial Election

Chairman of the Golkar Party Airlangga Hartato when met at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Friday (9/8/2024). (ANTARA/Andi Firdaus)

JAKARTA - The General Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartato, revealed that the initials "S" will be carried as a candidate for deputy governor to accompany Ridwan Kamil in the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election (Pilgub).

"It's already there. While the initials are S," said Airlangga when met at the Jakarta Presidential Palace, reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 9.

Airlangga's statement responded to reporters' questions about the person who would accompany Ridwan Kamil in the Jakarta gubernatorial election.

When asked further, Airlangga denied that the cawagub with the initials S was PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu.

Airlangga also denied the name of the Deputy Chairperson of the PKS Shura Council, Sohibul Iman, who was side by side with Emil, Ridwan Kamil's nickname, in the gubernatorial election.

"None of the above (not a single mentioned)," said Airlangga.

Airlangga also denied his decision to carry Ridwan Kamil as the Jakarta cagub was an attempt to tackle Anies Baswedan in the contestation.

"Nothing," he said.

Previously, the former Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, said that he had received the green light from the General Chair of the Golkar Party, 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.

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.