Indonesian Solidarity Party to nominate Jokowi's son for Jakarta governor


Indonesian Solidarity Party chairman Kaesang Pangarep and his wife Erina Gudono pose during a campaign rally for the 2024 general election in Malang, East Java, on Feb 1, 2024. - Antara

JAKARTA: The youth-oriented Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) plans to nominate its chairman Kaesang Pangarep, who is also the son of outgoing President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, as candidate in the next Jakarta gubernatorial election in November.

Chairman of the PSI faction at the Jakarta Legislative Council William Aditya Sarana said that if Kaesang met all the administrative requirements he would certainly be nominated.

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