Jokowi Praises Magnanimity, Statesmanship of Prabowo - Sandiaga
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28 June 2019 09:18 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Presidential candidate number 01 Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and running mate Ma’ruf Amin praised the rival Prabowo Subianto - Sandiaga Uno. He made the statement after the Constitutional Court (MK) rejected all candidate number 02's lawsuit in the election dispute case.
“I believe in the magnanimity and statesmanship of my best friends, Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno,” he said during a press conference in Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, Thursday, June 27.
According to Widodo, they shared the same goal about the future of the nation despite they competed and had different political views. “They both have the same vision of developing Indonesia in the future, the better, more advanced, more just, prosperous Indonesia,” he said.
The incumbent appealed to all supporters from the two teams to accept and respect the MK verdict as the election dispute hearings session in the court had been established fairly and transparently. “The MK ruling is a binding verdict,” he underlined.
The former Jakarta Governor demanded all to reunite in developing Indonesia. “There is no longer 01 and 02, but only the unity of Indonesia,” Widodo remarked.
He said that differences in politics are common, so mutual respect to each other must be upheld. Even though he did not receive 100 percent support, Jokowi vowed he and Ma’ruf Amin will be the president and vice president of all Indonesians “Without exception,” he underlined.
Joko Widodo believed that all Indonesians, regardless of their political views, had the same spirit to develop the nation.
AHMAD FAIZ IBNU SANI