Thank God indeed.
My friend Wati, however, has mixed
feelings.
“For one thing, he has only been
governor of Jakarta for one year. Previously he was governor of the much
smaller city of Solo, where his achievements were not so spectacular.” Which kind of matches his track record in
Jakarta, according to Wati, although a year may not be enough time to judge by.
Wati reminded us that when elected,
Jokowi promised to complete a full term as governor; by accepting his party’s
nomination he’s shown that he’s willing to go against this promise.
The big issue now, says Wati, is that
“if the public does not support Jokowi then the votes will go to Prabowo, who
had problems with human right issues when he was an active general, especially
in East Timor.”
THAT’s putting it mildly!! And it is a very frightening thought indeed.
“Prabowo was formerly married to Titiek
Soeharto. The last time I met him was in Paris when his only son with Titiek had
a fashion show at the Hotel du Crillon. Remember?”
[only in this blog does one get such fabulous
details—remember that!!]
“Anyway, I am not happy with either of
them . . . or any of the other candidates.”
Fortunately, I got another message soon
afterward from Wati:
“Wow, finally Megawati instructed her party to
support the popular Jakarta governor Jokowi as the party presidential candidate
this year."
[Megawati
Sukarnoputri is leader of the PDI-P. She was President of Indonesia from 2001
to 2004.]
“[She] met with 60 Indonesians
businessmen behind closed doors even though the PDIP party said the meeting had
no relation to Jokowi’s candidacy. Jokowi also visited Bung Karno
[President/”Brother” Soekarno]’s graveyard before Mega’s announcement.
“An Interesting time to observe . . .
the revival of Soekarno era!”
Ini Dia Surat Perintah Harian
Megawati untuk Dukung Jokowi Jadi Capres
This could be the turning point for
Prabowo. Let’s hope so.
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