The news that have come out on recent days seem to have shown that PDI-P (or at least some inside the Party) and its Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri remain willing to endorse the incumbent Governor of Jakarta Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and his Vice Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat, who is also a PDI-P politician. But Ahok has given the assurance that he would enter the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election as an independent candidate, with Heru Budi Hartono as his running mate. But as we all know, politics is a very dynamic affair. The million-dollar question is whether or not Ahok will honor his commitment to run as an independent.To subscribe please click here
