The Islamic party PKS is still in a deadlock with their ally Gerindra on who shall be nominated as vice governor of Jakarta to replace Sandiaga Uno. PKS recently urged Gerindra to submit the names of Jakarta vice governor candidates from PKS to the Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan, but Gerindra’s Jakarta chapter was reluctant to proceed. They argued that the nomination was not yet final. One wonders why Prabowo Subianto cannot seem to settle this issue while six months have passed since Sandi stepped down from the position to run in the 2019 presidential election.

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