Jokowi to Announce Running Mate Tuesday at The Latest
Minggu, 18 Mei 2014 23:14 WIB
Jakarta (Antara) - The coalition of political parties supporting Joko Widodo's or Jokowi's presidential candidacy will announce his running mate on Tuesday at the latest.
"The general chairmen of political parties in coalition with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) and Jokowi in his capacity as PDIP's presidential hopeful will decide the running mate of Jokowi," Coordinator of the success team of the National Democrat Party (NasDem), Ferry Mursidan, said here on Sunday.
The general chairmen of the political parties are Megawati Soekarnoputri of PDIP, Surya Paloh of the Nasdem, Muhaimin Iskandar of the National Awakening Party (PKB) and Wiranto of the People's Conscience Party (Hanuar).
Ferry said that it was important for Jokowi to take part in deciding his running mate because the presidential and vice presidential candidates must have the same vision and missions.
"The vice presidential candidate must share similar views so that all will become clear and if they are selected they have to carry out the government harmoniously," he said. (*)