Ahok Comments on Jokowi's Candidacy for Vice President
10 September 2013 11:46 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deputy Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama commented on Joko Widodo's being a candidate for Indonesian Vice President, saying that Jokowi should be more than just being the vice. "It's too bad that he will serve as a mere deputy," Ahok said.
However, he mentioned that he did not against the discourse of Dahlan Iskan and Jokowi duet in the Presidential Election. "Not that they do not fit, but it is about Jokowi being second place that i felt unfit," he said.
He later explained that so far, surveys had put Jokowi as the top runner, therefore he should be put on top. As for Jokowi to run for Presidency, Ahok would not commented it further. "We will see it later in 2014," said Ahok.
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