Jakarta (Antara) - Anies Baswedan, a prominent educationist, announced his support of the Jokowi-JK presidential pair here on Thursday. "I have received an invitation from the Jokowi-JK success team to join it in connection with the upcoming presidential election. Both Jokowi and JK have also contacted me for that purpose. I accepted the invitation," he said in a press release from the "TurungTangan" (to contribute) team of volunteers that he had set up. Anies, who is currently president of the Paramdina University in Jakarta, said his decision to support the presidential nominees of the Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), the National Democrat Party (Nasdem), the Nation Awakening Party (PKB) and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) was to support the pair he considered was the right one to run the next government. "I have accepted the invitation as part of my contribution to motivate good people to manage the government," he said. Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is currently the governor of Jakarta, while Jusuf Kalla (JK) is a former president. He said his support for Jokowi-JK was also based upon consideration that this country needed a fresh atmosphere, which can be created through the appointment of new leaders to change the political map in the country. He said he had detected a spirit of reform in Jokowi, adding that Jokowi will also be suitable if he is paired with a senior and experienced leader like Jusuf Kalla. "Jokowi is a new leader and his combination with a senior politician is good to present new issues and breakthroughs," he added. (*) Reporting by Indra Arief Pribadi

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