TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Functional Group (Golkar) Party Chairman Setya Novanto confirmed that the party will support Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama as one of the candidate for the upcoming 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election.
"Golkar's Regional Executive Board officially supports Ahok," Setya said on Friday, June 24, 2016.
Setya said that the party has delivered a letter to Ahok to declare its support. Setya said that the party had initially held a closed meeting to discuss their support towards Ahok. During the meeting, Golkar's Central Executive Board agreed to provide support for Ahok.
Setya however, did not provide detailed information on how Golkar will coordinate with the rest of Ahok supporters, members of the Teman Ahok (Friends of Ahok) volunteer group.
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