The 2020 city election of Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi province, will be a chance at redemption for the families of former Vice President Jusuf Kalla and his brother-in-law Aksa Mahmud. Munafri Arifuddin a.k.a Appi, who is Aksa Mahmud’s son-in-law, secured a ticket to run for mayor in the Makassar election. But unlike back in 2018, he didn’t get the endorsement of his own political party Golkar. Instead, Appi will run in the race with the backing of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)’s Democratic Party, which forms a coalition with two other parties.
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