Setya Novanto to Ask Jokowi to Become Golkar Presidential Nominee

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House Speaker Setya Novanto. Tempo/ Aditia Noviansyah

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Golkar Party Setya Novanto is setting up a strategy to win the 2019 election and will ask Joko Widodo to become the party’s presidential nominee. Setya conveyed the message in the closing of Golkar national leadership meeting II last night in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.


At the national meeting, Golkar appointed Setya Novanto as campaign team chairman for 2019 election.


According to Setya Novanto, the 2019 election will be tough because legislative and presidential elections will be held simultaneously. “More energy will be needed to win the political competition.”


Ahead of 2019, Golkar has named Jokowi as its presidential nominee.


“Golkar Party has talked with political parties who support the government to nominate the same presidential candidate,” he said.


In the 2014 election, together with Gerindra Party, PKS and PAN, Golkar endorsed Prabowo Subianto.


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