All set: The Constitution Court’s recent decision has cleared the way for Jokowi’s eldest son Gibran to join Parabowo’s ticket in Indonesia’s presidential race. — The Jakarta Post/ANN
Jokowi doesn’t come from a political dynasty. He was a furniture businessman in Surakata , where he became mayor and subsequently the Jakarta governor. There’s no conflict of interest in the decision, which allows his nephew-in-law to contest in the Indonesian presidential election, according to Chief Justice Anwar. But some critical Indonesians thought otherwise. They say that the Makamah Konstitusi is now Mahkamah Keluarga .
But Puan, the House of Representatives Speaker, tanked in the electability surveys. So PDI-P matriarch Megawati had to pick ex-West Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as her party’s president and Indonesia senior minister Mahfud MD as vice-president candidates. How about the children of Suharto, the dictator who was president of Indonesia – are they in the running for the president or vice president posts?
PDI-P chair Megawati has also described President Jokowi, who has no official position in PDI-P, as a “party official”. She has been quoted as saying the PDI-P pick was not based on family .The 2024 presidential race is a proxy fight between Ibu Ratu Megawati and Javanese King Jokowi, with Anies playing the spoiler.